Famous quotes containing the words home, court and/or advantage:
“Unpleasantness outside is easy to bear, but nagging at home is hard on the ear.”
—Chinese proverb.
“To rear a tiger is to court calamity.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Once a child has demonstrated his capacity for independent functioning in any area, his lapses into dependent behavior, even though temporary, make the mother feel that she is being taken advantage of....What only yesterday was a description of the child’s stage in life has become an indictment, a judgment.”
—Elaine Heffner (20th century)