Every house: temple, empire, school.
—Joseph Joubert, 1800
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An exile with no home anywhere is a corpse without a grave.
—Publilius Syrus, 50 BCGod walks among the pots and pans.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582Hatred of domestic work is a natural and admirable result of civilization.
—Rebecca West, 1912The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement.
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1903Men are merriest when they are from home.
—William Shakespeare, 1599Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856It’s your business when your neighbor’s wall is in flames.
—Horace, 19 BCEvery man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.
—Samuel Johnson, 1771Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
—Charles Dickens, 1843