A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it.
Interpretation
A home is defined by the people who inhabit it rather than just its physical structure.
This quote emphasizes that the true nature of a home goes beyond its physical attributes, such as walls and roofs; it is fundamentally shaped by the individuals who live there. The personalities, relationships, and interactions among the inhabitants create the emotional and spiritual essence of a home.
In practice
In a speech about family values, one might use this quote to highlight the importance of connections at home.
I know a good many men of great learning-that is, men born with an extraordinary eagerness and capacity to acquire knowledge. One and all, they tell me that they can't recall learning anything of any value in school. All that schoolmasters managed to accomplish with them was to test and determine the amount of knowledge that they had already acquired independently-and not infrequently the determination was made clumsily and inaccurately.
It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him
It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly.
The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.
The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.
It is my conviction that no normal man ever fell in love, within the ordinary meaning of the term, after the age of thirty.
It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during the most important transitions of life—including those periods when youth are most likely to drift away from the Church—the greatest influence does not come from an interview with the bishop or some other leader but from the regular, warm, friendly, caring interaction with parents.
Don't tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won't respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, 'Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.'.
The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.
Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.
If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.
One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife
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