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It is, indeed,
at home that every man must be known by those who would make
a just estimate either of his virtue or felicity; for smiles
and embroidery are alike occasional, and the mind is often
dressed for show in painted honor, and fictitious
benevolence.
-- Samuel Johnson
1709-1784, British Author
No money is
better spent than what is laid out for domestic
satisfaction.
-- Samuel Johnson
1709-1784, British Author
The examples
of vice at home corrupt us more quickly and easily than
others, since they steal into our minds under the highest
authority.
-- Decimus Junius Juvenalis)
Juvenal (c.55-c.130, Roman Satirical Poet
Owning your
own home is America's unique recipe for avoiding revolution
and promoting pseudo-equality at the same time. To keep
citizens puttering in their yards instead of sputtering on
the barricades, the government has gladly deprived itself of
billions in tax revenues by letting home ''owners'' deduct
mortgage interest payments.
-- Florence King
1936-, American Author,
Critic
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