Moving house three times causes as much loss and disruption as losing one's home to fire; frequent relocation is deeply damaging.
Examples:
- 1758: 'Three Removes are as bad as a Fire.' (Poor Richard's Almanack preface)
Origin: attested 1758
Moving house three times causes as much loss and disruption as losing one's home to fire; frequent relocation is deeply damaging.
Examples:
Origin: attested 1758