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

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

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

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

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

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

God walks among the pots and pans.

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

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

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