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title: "7 Near Home Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Near Home quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Near Home sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Near home I ran through our park, where I had aired my children on weekends and late-summer afternoons. I stopped at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-paley/near-home-i-ran-through-our-park-where-i-had-aired-my-children-on/)

[Grace Paley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-paley/)

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> [From my apartment in Arlington, I could see Washington. It was always nice to be near home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-p-jones/from-my-apartment-in-arlington-i-could-see-washington-it-was-always/)

[Edward P. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-p-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/edward-p-jones-13439_always_from-my-apartment-in-arlington-i-could-s_340042.jpg)

> [I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with, and do the bidding of, those far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-quarrel-not-with-far-off-foes-but-with-those-who-near-at-home-co/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/henry-david-thoreau-20_fighting_i-quarrel-not-with-far-off-foes-but-with_373908.jpg)

> [I really cherish my time at home. As you know, I love my husband so much, but he's always doing everything for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-hart/i-really-cherish-my-time-at-home-as-you-know-i-love-my-husband-so/)

[Beth Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-hart/)

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> [There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/there-is-no-use-in-your-walking-five-miles-to-fish-when-you-can/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/mark-twain-22_boat_there-is-no-use-in-your-walking-five-mil_1517263.png)

> [Home may be near, Home may be far - But it is anywhere love And a few plain household treasures are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-noll-crowell/home-may-be-near-home-may-be-far-but-it-is-anywhere-love-and-a-few/)

[Grace Noll Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-noll-crowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/grace-noll-crowell-38375_home_home-may-be-near-home-may-be-far-but-it_1784551.jpg)

> [Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-earhart/better-do-a-good-deed-near-at-home-than-go-far-away-to-burn-incense/)

[Amelia Earhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-earhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/amelia-earhart-7948_candle_better-do-a-good-deed-near-at-home-than_2726554.jpg)

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