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House Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The harsh, useful things of the world, from pulling teeth to digging potatoes, are best done by men who are as starkly sober as so…
- We suffer most when the White House busts with ideas.
- The New Deal began, like the Salvation Army, by promising to save humanity. It ended, again like the Salvation Army, by running flop-houses and disturbing…
- On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be…
- The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.
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- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House… — Neil Armstrong
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
- Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. — Jane Austen
- Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture… — Diane Ackerman
- Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen? — Teresa of Avila
- My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much… — Teresa of Avila
- We try to exile ourselves more and more from nature - not always consciously: We build houses; we dismiss nature; nature has… — Diane Ackerman
- A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too… — Sai Baba
- If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects… — Gaston Bachelard