“Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent, on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done.”
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Auden, W. H. (n.d.). Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent, on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28880-left-to-itself-the-masculine-imagination-has-very/
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Auden, W. H. “Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent, on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28880-left-to-itself-the-masculine-imagination-has-very/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Auden, W. H. “Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent, on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28880-left-to-itself-the-masculine-imagination-has-very/.