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I quit life as from an inn, not as from a home.

—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44 BC

God walks among the pots and pans.

—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582

A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in / A minute to smile and an hour to weep in.

—Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1895

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

—Charles Dickens, 1843

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

—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BC

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

Every house: temple, empire, school.

—Joseph Joubert, 1800

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

—Fran Lebowitz, 1981

At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

—Rose Macaulay, 1925
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