An exile with no home anywhere is a corpse without a grave.

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.

People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing’s as eternal as the dishes.

Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement.

It’s your business when your neighbor’s wall is in flames.

A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in / A minute to smile and an hour to weep in.

Men are merriest when they are from home.

Every house: temple, empire, school.