Every house: temple, empire, school.

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.

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

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

One who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

I quit life as from an inn, not as from a home.

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

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

Hatred of domestic work is a natural and admirable result of civilization.