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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

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, 1986

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

—Charles Dickens, 1843

The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement.

—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1903

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

—Colette, 1944

Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.

—Fran Lebowitz, 1981

God walks among the pots and pans.

—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582

Men are merriest when they are from home.

—William Shakespeare, 1599

It’s your business when your neighbor’s wall is in flames.

—Horace, 19 BC

One who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BC
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