There's no place like home

Meaning: Home is where you feel most comfortable.

Origin: From L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).

Translations

• French: Rien ne vaut son chez-soi (literally: Nothing is worth one's home)
• Spanish: Hogar, dulce hogar (literally: Home, sweet home)
• Japanese: 住めば都 (Sumeba miyako) (literally: Where you live becomes the capital)

More proverbs about Human Nature

• You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink — You can offer help, but you can't force someone to accept it.
• Misery loves company — Unhappy people seek others who are also suffering.
• Out of sight, out of mind — We tend to forget things or people we don't see.
• A cat has nine lives — Cats (or resilient people) survive many dangerous situations.
• All's fair in love and war — Normal rules don't apply in romance or conflict.
• A friend in need is a friend indeed — True friends show their worth during difficult times.

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