In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
—Colette, 1944
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An American will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it before the roof is on.
—Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
—Charles Dickens, 1843For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
—Jane Austen, 1813A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in / A minute to smile and an hour to weep in.
—Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1895People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing’s as eternal as the dishes.
—Margaret Mahy, 1985Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981Every house: temple, empire, school.
—Joseph Joubert, 1800Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856Home is the girl’s prison and the woman’s workhouse.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903