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

An American will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it before the roof is on.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

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

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

Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.

Every house: temple, empire, school.

Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.

Home is the girl’s prison and the woman’s workhouse.