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

The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.

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

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

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

Every house: temple, empire, school.

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

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

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.