Matthew PearlIt is not when a man is at the end of his life, but when a man is at the end of his profession, that his soul shows itself.
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A.E. Housman went from being a school teacher to being a poet. His love for poetry led him to write some of the most memorable poems in the English language. He also loved the creative world in which he lived and was a talented athlete.
He took part in a variety of sports and excelled at every one he tried. But it is in his writing that he showed his true talent and set himself apart from all others. Even at the end of his life, when he was almost 80 years old, it was his creative ability that made him such a great poet and such a creative individual.
Source: The Last Bookaneer
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