Houses Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.

— Francis Bacon

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

— Francis Bacon Sr

One must live to build one's house, and not build one's house to live in.

— Gaston Bachelard

A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.

— Yann Martel

If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which…

— Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Houses are like books: so many of them around you, yet you only look at a few and visit or reside in fewer still.

— Milorad Pavić

The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction materials and the behavior of real humans.

— Peter Morville

I think it's important to approach a house in a way that's reflective of the original environment. Maybe I'm a sentimentalist, but I think…

— Kelsey Grammer

A house should be a synthesis of comfort, practicality, and tradition.

— Elsie de Wolfe

Houses are like the human beings that inhabit them.

— Victor Hugo

Anyone can live in a house, but homes are created with patience, time and love.

— Jane Green

Homes are filled with who you are, as opposed to things.

— Masaba Gupta