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    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.

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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.

by Lucille Kallen Found in: Housework Quotes,
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Housekeeping ain't no joke.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

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The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's read more

The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's telephone number--a sort of cheerful inefficiency which protects him.

by Crystal Eastman Found in: Housework Quotes,
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They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.

They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.

by Paula Gosling Found in: Housework Quotes,
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I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

by Roseanne Barr Found in: Housework Quotes,
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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.

by Lady Hasluck Found in: Housework Quotes,
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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance

by Erma Bombeck Found in: Housework Quotes,
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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.

by Shirley Conran Found in: Housework Quotes,
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At worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

At worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

by Rose Macaulay Found in: Housework Quotes,
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