Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Fence is necessary to keep the privacy of any land. It keeps out the intruders who may otherwise trespass onto the land. A fence is a good thing even for neighboring houses. The neighbors may be friendly towards each other. But there is always the change of a quarrel between them. A fence gives some sort of separation to both the houses. Too much friendliness may make a person poke his nose into other people’s private affairs. Nobody likes the interference of others in their private affairs. So such an action may often result in quarrels. Besides everybody like some privacy. If neighbors move too freely with each other, there won’t be any privacy at all. Apart from that certain people are eager to take too much freedom which can lead to unpleasant incidents. Therefore it is always good to keep some distance even with very friendly with others. We can be very friendly with others and at the same time keep a respectable distance from them. The proverb metaphorically alludes to the act of keeping distance with the help of a fence.