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Housework and homemaking4 quotes
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. — St. Jerome · 394It is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government etc. exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? — C.S. Lewis · 1955Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition... The housewife wears herself out marking time: she makes nothing, simply perpetuates the present. — Simone de Beauvoir · 1949Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act. — Joseph Beuys · 1969Art1 quote
Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act. — Joseph Beuys · 1969Communication1 quote
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. — St. Jerome · 394Nature of art1 quote
Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act. — Joseph Beuys · 1969