Quote #129522
Where we love is home — home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes (Jr.)
About This Quote
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Interpretation
The line defines “home” not as a fixed place but as an emotional and moral attachment: the true center of belonging is wherever one’s love is invested. The contrast between feet and heart underscores the difference between physical mobility and enduring loyalty—people may relocate, travel, or be separated by circumstance, yet remain inwardly anchored to persons and affections that constitute their real home. Read this way, the sentence offers consolation for exile, migration, or professional duty (themes often associated with public life), suggesting that identity and comfort persist through bonds of love rather than geography.




