Hospitality

(261 votes)   Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance.

Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist

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(159 votes)   We'll teach you to drink deep ere you depart.

William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

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(124 votes)   I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, from all I hear, I shouldn't like to.

Oscar Wilde
1856-1900, British Author, Wit

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