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I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.
A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.
Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.
Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any read more
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.
The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste read more
The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste or eaten within twenty-four hours.
I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.
I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.
If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, "Who could have read more
If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, "Who could have done this? we have no enemies.".
Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?
Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?
Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the read more
Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day