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

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

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

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

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

Every house: temple, empire, school.

God walks among the pots and pans.

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

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

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

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

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

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