"Our houses are such unwieldy property that we……" — Henry David Thoreau

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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… — 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… — 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,… — 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;… — Teresa of Avila
• We try to exile ourselves more and more from nature - not always consciously: We build houses; we dismiss nature;… — Diane Ackerman
• A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
• If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the… — Gaston Bachelard

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