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Thoughts On Home

“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.“~Oliver Wendell Holmes

“The sun at home warms better than the sun elsewhere.” ~Albanian Proverb

“We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.” ~Mother Teresa

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” ~Confucius

“Make two homes for thyself…One actual home…and another spiritual home, which thou art to carry with thee always.” ~St. Catherine of Siena
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