
ProverbHuman Nature
Polish origin
Wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiej
Meaning: It's nice to travel, but home is best.
Literally: It's good everywhere, but best at home
Example: “Wakacje były super, ale wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiej.” — The holiday was great, but there's no place like home.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 3 more languages
English: There's no place like home
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)
German: Eigener Herd ist Goldes wert (literally: One's own hearth is worth gold)
Italian: Casa mia, casa mia, per piccina che tu sia, tu mi sembri una badia (literally: My home, however small, seems an abbey to me)
Dutch: Oost west, thuis best (literally: East, west, home is best)
Russian: В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше (V gostyakh khorosho, a doma luchshe) (literally: Visiting is nice, but home is better)
Origin: It's good everywhere, but best at home; a jokey variant says it's good everywhere we aren't.
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