Century Country House

Famous quotes containing the words country house, century, country and/or house:

    “A house in the country is not the same as a country house.”
    —Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)

    “Necessity gives the law and does not itself receive it.”
    —Publilius Syrus (1st century B.C.)

    ““Oh who are these that kiss and pass?
    A country lover and his lass;
    Two lovers looking to be wed;
    And time shall put them both to bed,
    But she shall lie with earth above,
    And he beside another love.””
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)

    “Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)