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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

Every house: temple, empire, school.

—Joseph Joubert, 1800

For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

—Jane Austen, 1813

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

—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BC

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

—Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1895

God walks among the pots and pans.

—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582

Home is the girl’s prison and the woman’s workhouse.

—George Bernard Shaw, 1903

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

—Horace, 19 BC

Men are merriest when they are from home.

—William Shakespeare, 1599

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

—Fran Lebowitz, 1981
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