An American will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it before the roof is on.
—Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840
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The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
—Maya Angelou, 1986Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
—Charles Dickens, 1843The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement.
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1903In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
—Colette, 1944Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981God walks among the pots and pans.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582Men are merriest when they are from home.
—William Shakespeare, 1599It’s your business when your neighbor’s wall is in flames.
—Horace, 19 BCOne who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.
—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BC