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Hospitality11 quotes
Fish and Visitors stink after three days. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days. — Pleusicles · 200 BCThe guest will judge better of a feast than a cook. — Aristotle · 350 BCBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. — Hebrews 13:2 · 69I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000For where is goodwill greater than from guest to host? — Aeschylus · 458 BCAll 11 quotes →Guests and visitors6 quotes
Fish and Visitors stink after three days. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days. — Pleusicles · 200 BCBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. — Hebrews 13:2 · 69I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000For where is goodwill greater than from guest to host? — Aeschylus · 458 BCIt is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go. — Homer · 700 BCWearing out one's welcome2 quotes
Fish and Visitors stink after three days. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days. — Pleusicles · 200 BCCitizens of the world1 quote
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon · 1625Criticism1 quote
The guest will judge better of a feast than a cook. — Aristotle · 350 BCEngland and America1 quote
Protecting the safety of the Queen is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans, we must be gracious and considerate hosts. — Lt. Frank Drebin · 1988Fathers and daughters1 quote
I'm a realist. I understand it's the 21st century and you've probably had premarital relations with my daughter. But under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway. Is that understood? — Jack Byrnes · 2000Monarchy1 quote
Protecting the safety of the Queen is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans, we must be gracious and considerate hosts. — Lt. Frank Drebin · 1988Self-criticism1 quote
The guest will judge better of a feast than a cook. — Aristotle · 350 BC