fools build houses and wise men live in them

proverb It is so expensive to build a house that one cannot afford to build a house and also live there. I'm drawing up the plans for my dream house, and I can't stop thinking that fools build houses and wise men live in them. A: "I'd only be able to afford building one of those tiny houses!" B: "Well, you know what they say: fools build houses and wise men live in them." If you want to go broke, build a house! It really is true that fools build houses and wise men live in them.

See also: and, build, fool, house, live, men, wise

See also:

build (something) from the ground up
build out of
build out of (something)
building
a better mousetrap
mousetrap
build in
build
build down
built

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