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Quotation from The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

“The whole earth is the Lord's, and where, as in his sight, you lead good and useful lives, there is your home”

Johann David Wyss (spoken by The father)

The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapter XVIII, trans. W. H. G. Kingston (1879)

Portrait of Johann David Wyss

The father blesses Franz's wish to go to school in Europe, defining home by faithful living rather than by place.

Citation: "The whole earth is the Lord's, and where, as in his sight, you lead good and useful lives, there is your home" — Johann David Wyss, The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapter XVIII, trans. W. H. G. Kingston (1879). (id the-swiss-family-robinson-q6)

Virtues: Piety

Portrait: The Family Robinson Crusoe, 1816, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain.

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