Quotes About Hospitality

In the yard of the inn, Daffy Cadwaladyr introduced himself. Short for Davyd, he said pleasantly. The Londoner looked as if she'd never heard a sillier name in her life.

afternoon Pip's mother, Mrs Hilton, went to tea with Lady Candling

Soon Lotta, Jimmy, and the two grown-ups were sitting round the tea-table. Lotta was on her very best behaviour. She didn't make a single face.

Remember to act always as if you were at a symposium. When the food or drink comes around, reach out and take some politely; if it passes you by don't try to pulling it back. And if it has not reached you yet, don't let your desire run ahead of you, be patient until your turn comes.

Avoid banquets which are given by strangers and by ignorant persons.

Remember that you must behave in life as at a dinner party. Is anything brought around to you? Put out your hand and take your share with moderation. Does it pass by you? Don't stop it. Is it not yet come? Don't stretch your desire towards it, but wait till it reaches you.

When we are guests at a dinner party, we content ourselves with the food on offer; if anyone were to tell the host to put out fish or cake, he would seem rude. In real life, however, we ask the gods for what they do not give, and this though they have provided us with plenty.

At a feast, taking the largest helping may be good for your appetite, but sharing generously is good for the spirit of the celebration. In this case, honoring your hosts and fellow guests should be valued above sating your hunger.

I looked at him, at the debonair man in the suit of all suits . . . . I wasn't in clothes on the level of his, but I wanted the hotel staff to regard me with respect. I grabbed my bag, hoping he wouldn't say anything about me carrying so much, but. I wanted it to look like I was arriving as a guest, not as rented coochie.

I love Adele, I want her to be my best friend. She could come to the U.S., live with me and sing to me every morning.

PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.

Moi, depuis l'âge de treize ans, je me suis toujours senti, partout, un invité. Souvent accueilli à bras ouverts, parfois tout juste toléré, mais nulle part habitant de plein droit. Constamment dissemblable, mal ajusté – mon nom, mon regard, mon allure, mon accent, mes appartenances réelles ou supposées. Incurablement étranger. Sur la terre natale comme plus tard sur les terres d'exil.

A good soup attracts chairs. This is an African proverb. I can hear the shuffling and squeaking on the wood floor, the gathering 'round. This, from just five well-chosen words.

Some nice lady came over here with food for us all. She claimed to be your mother. I don't believe it--you're an asshole, and she's good people.

By the time the guys left that night, I had a dresser, a coffee table, and a mattress that had been inflated by all of us because the little electric motor kept spazzing out. (One of us would get light-headed midblow and tap out.)

I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.

She could always go back to hostessing. She knew how to show someone a seat.

Nobody likes my peas," I said. "But we like having you do them," she said.

Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.

More, the name Bethlehem literally means "house of bread.

Luke tells us: pay attention to earthly matters, neighbors and relatives, shepherds, and who else might be at the inn.

The Epistle to the Hebrews (13:2) warns, "Don't neglect to open up your homes to guests, because by doing this some have been hosts to angels without knowing it.

Jesus has to explain that dropping bombs is not the proper response to a lack of hospitality.

Treat other people's home as you want them to respect yours because what goes around comes around.