Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they’re ended. – Colley Cibber

The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses. – Charlotte P. Gillman

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

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

A spotless house is a sign of a misspent life. – Anonymous

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. – Anonymous

Creative clutter is better than idle neatness. – Anonymous

You sometimes see a woman who would have made a Joan of Arc in another century and climate, threshing herself to pieces over all the mean worry of housekeeping. – Rudyard Kipling

A man’s home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor. – Lucille Kallen

Always keep your home presentable, assuming you keep a home for purposes of presentation. – Robert Brault

This is a honeydew day. That is when you get a day off and the wife says, “Honey, do this,” and “Honey, do that” around the house. – Jim Lemon

There may be dust in my house but there isn’t any on me. – Author Unknown

If you want to see me, come over anytime. If you want to see my house, make an appointment. – Anonymous

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. – Erma Bombeck

Law of the Workshop:  Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. – Author Unknown

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

Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance? – Phyllis Diller

I like hugs and I like kisses, But what I really love is help with the dishes! – Author Unknown

I’m eighteen years behind in my ironing. There’s no use doing it now, it doesn’t fit anybody I know. – Phyllis Diller

Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization. – Ann Oakley

Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother. – Beverly Jones

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you’re going to be lazy. – Shirley Conran

It’s all in the attitude – housework is exercise. Slim your way to a clean home! – Linda Solegato

I’m not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on. – Roseanne Barr

Dust is just a country accent. – Author Unknown

Three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn. – Chuck Clark

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space. – Joyce Carol Oates

There is no daily chore so trivial that it cannot be made important by skipping it two days running. – Robert Brault

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. – Simone de Beauvoir

I can’t clean house and save the world at the same time. – Anonymous