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Quotes About Hospitality

Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. —Leviticus 19:34
~ Gary Chapman
Hospitality doesn't have to be perfect, just heartfelt. — Susan A. Karas
~ Gary Chapman
Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. —3 John 1:5
~ Gary Chapman
Even at our front doors God will use us to draw others to Him. — Vince Byrd
~ Gary Chapman
As God's people, we are to be welcomers just as God is a welcomer. When we welcome newcomers to church, we are demonstrating the gracious love and care of God himself.
~ Gary L. McIntosh
Now that they had moved back into the main house, Nat back into her tiny room (though she did have occasional sleepovers at Karen and Vinod's) and he and his wife into theirs, a familial charm had fallen over him, best exemplified by the contradictory smells of bacon in the mornings and Sabbath candles on Friday night. He
~ Gary Shteyngart
Gold is the kindest of all hosts when it shines in the sky, but comes as an evil guest to those who receive it in the hand.
~ Gene Wolfe
You see, you have found some comfort here. You are worried about your poor dog because he is lame. But he, too, may have found hospitality. You love him, so another may love him. You love him, so you may love another.
~ Gene Wolfe
Youre tale anoyeth al this compaignye. Swich talkyng is nat worth a boterflye
~ Geoffrey Chaucer
Well did he know the taverns in every town, and every hosteller and bar-maid, far better than he knew any leper or beggar.
~ Geoffrey Chaucer
You just can't expect business to start immediately, not until you'd drunk at least three cups of coffee. If you declined sooner, you risked insulting your host. All the while the coffee- and tea-drinking was going on, Hassan and I asked after the health of the other's family and friends, and called on Allah to bless this one and that one and protect all of us and the whole Muslim world from the depredations of the infidel.
~ George Alec Effinger
If you had a table spread for a feast, and was making merry with your friends, you would think it was kind to let me come and sit down and rejoice with you, because you'd think I should like to share those good things; but I should like better to share in your trouble and your labour.
~ George Eliot
I shall be glad of a cup of coffee as soon as possible.
~ George Eliot
If you like to swallow him, for his sister's sake, you may; but I've no sauce that will make him go down.
~ George Eliot
Dear heart, dear heart! But you must have a cup o' tea first, child," said Mrs. Poyser, falling at once from the key of B with five sharps to the frank and genial C.
~ George Eliot
Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guiltie of dust and sin.
~ George Herbert
At Motel 6 in Amish Country I wonder if they leave the light on for you?
~ Jay London
My mum was the most wonderful cook and our house was always full of delicious food and interesting people. I remember dad entertaining the likes of Des O'Connor and Bruce Forsyth. But what really shaped my childhood were the amazing Jamaican dishes that mum produced so effortlessly.
~ Ainsley Harriott
Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonderful party, and it shows how much adults like to play.
~ Maya Angelou
I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.
~ Stephen Hawking
I did work at Christie's for a couple of weeks, getting ready for 'The Devil Wears Prada,' getting people coffee and doing whatever they needed around the office. It was amazing. I got to see some wonderful art, and everybody was really nice. It was great.
~ Anne Hathaway
My staff's job is to adjust to circumstances with technical precision and artful grace so that every patron has a wonderful experience.
~ Danny Meyer
Anytime I've travelled to the Middle East, I've always experience the very best in hospitality. They are some of the most kind and wonderful people I've had the chance to meet, and I feel that Saudi Arabia shares those same qualities.
~ Samoa Joe
Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party.
~ Ted Allen