Fools build houses, wise men stays in them. Manoj, a counterpart from our IT consortium told me about the above quote, while we were discussing on Canada, why do I want to be there, what do I want to work as. He told me to take it lightly on that quote, I was truly disgusted by the existence of the quote itself. Obviously, we need to truly find out how and why it came about. 1. The Oxford Saying and Quotation: a shrewd person chooses to save themselves trouble, and benefit from the effort expended by another. 1670 2. The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs: The cost of building property is such that those who build houses cannot afford to live in them, and have to sell them to recoup their losses; also applied to other things that are expensive to produce; They borrowed huge sum of money to build their dream home, and were forced to sell it for a price that barely covered the interest on the loan, a classic illustraion of the adage "Fools build houses and wise m