Guests Quotes

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”
― Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

“THE UNFORGIVEN


Tell me if you've ever had to deal with these kinds of people:

The kind who take and don't give.
The kind to whom you give and give,
And they keep asking.
The kind to whom you give and give and they say you gave nothing.
The kind whom have never offered anything,
But act like they're the ones providing
EVERYTHING.

The kind you give and give,
But take more than you can give.
And when they have already taken everything,
They get mad at you when you say you have
Nothing more to give.

The unforgiving,
The misgiving,
Wastefully living -
And selfishly driven.
The rat that never gives back,
Yet is so quick to attack -
Because they think the word
TAKING
Seriously means
GIVING.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“But you have said it too often, Mr. Benedict!" said Mrs. Perumal in an imperious tone that was quite out of character. "And if you continue in this vein, I'm afraid we'll be compelled to cut our visit short. Surely there are other establishments that would host an entire troup of guests - indefinitely and without reward - and not feel obliged to apologize for it!”
― Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

“People are guests in our story, the same way we are guests in theirs. But we all meet each other for a reason because every person is a personal lesson waiting to be told.”
― lauren klarfeld

“You never know these days. Uninvited guests may force you to take an unplanned trip to an unknown destination; doesn’t hurt to be in your Sunday clothes.”
― Anurag Shourie, Half A Shadow

“Don't be bothered by troubles because they are generally guests we ourselves invite - they will stay for some time and then leave”
― Amit Abraham

“So Lillian Ross came to the party. Before dinner, she asked my mother for a tour of the house. My mother showed her around, and at a certain point, Ross came upon a picture of my three sisters and me. “Are these your children?” she asked my mother. “Yes,” my mother said. “Do you ever see them?” Lillian Ross asked. That did it. My mother walked Lillian Ross downstairs and back to McKelway. “Out,” she said.”
― Nora Ephron, I Remember Nothing

“إن داراً لا تعرف الضيف لمقبرة لساكنيها”
― Mikhail Naimy, كرم على درب

“The sunshine coming through your window isn’t a thief, but a special guest.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Plan your guest list carefully. That is the key ingredient to any memorable gathering.”
― Annie Falk

“Guests are invited to distract attention from the real aim of parties.”
― Noha Alaa El-Din, Norina Luciano

“Never enter the home of another with dust on your shoes and selfish expectations in your heart.”
― Stewart Stafford

“And I thought, You know, Fran, you could go away and you could be in a very beautiful place with a cook, but then you’d have to be a good guest. I would much rather stay here and be a bad guest. And, believe me, I am being a bad guest.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“Care for the guests as you would your parents.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Cardan, I hope your brother won't be angry. I'm afraid I may have set one of the guests on fire.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“In the course of my life, I see you as a guest. No, not a stranger. A guest. Someone we welcome wholeheartedly at the door. Someone for whom we prepare the most beautiful garlands for.”
― Ayodeji Ajagbe, Letters to Ìfẹ́

“if life is a stage
then keep it in mind
"everyone comes in life as a guest appearance, only you will be left on stage alone to End the play”
― Mohammed Zaki Ansari, "Zaki's Gift Of Love"

“Have no fear of the seated guest, the saying goes - fear the guest who is standing. Especially one who drinks standing up, for the belly of the standing guest, like a well-stretched wineskin, becomes a great deal more capacious.”
― Fazil Iskander, Sandro of Chegem

“Thank the guests for coming! You may say it’s none of your business, but it’s still part of your job.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“People were wondering why the Desoto Solar Farm community opening had been canceled and replaced by a small group of invite only guests with President Obama.”
― Steven Magee

“A good book is like a guest. They stay with you for a while, and when they leave, you are still smiling, and thinking they left a little too soon. You will always remember their pleasant company; things they said that moved you and maybe changed your perspective You plan to invite them again so you can spend quality time together and when you invite them in, you are full of anticipation about the new discoveries you will make when you are together.”
― Suzy Davies

“A good book is like a guest. They stay with you for a while, and when they leave, you are still smiling, and thinking they left a little too soon. You will always remember their pleasant company; the things they said that moved you and maybe changed your perspective. You plan to invite them again so you can spend quality time together and when you invite them in, you are full of anticipation about the new discoveries you will make when you are together.”
― Suzy Davies

“A lot of people who behave well at the table do so only when a special guest is around.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“In the sea of her guests, I feel like an old man, a vintage vinyl in a world of Spotify playlists.”
― Daniel Ruczko, Pieces of a Broken Mind

“In your own house getting kicked out by the guests! But they forget who opened the door!”
― Dipti Dhakul, Quote: +/-

“Be considerate to your clients, even when they seem to be the wealthiest in the world.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, Your Clients and You

“In Iran, when a guest comes, you tell them they may be angels, they are welcome and the whole house is filled with the joy of their presence. And the person always apologizing is the host, that they might have more to offer.

But here, it seems guests are supposed to apologize all the time that they're taking anything. It's like they think the host is burdened. I don't understand it. But I know I never want to go to the house of any of these grown-ups, who make you beg for so little. I don't want the cracker sandwiches they made with all the groaning in their hearts. I don't want to be poor.

But if I can't have that, then I don't want them to know how hungry I am.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

“The point isn't whether or not
the guests are happy.

The point is whether or not
they're dead.”
― Louise Glück, Meadowlands

“We dragged a table outside for a picnic in the gardens, and flowers burst in color around us in the golden hour sun. The herb-scented air is almost as delicious as the food we’ve spread out. Benedictine and pimento cheese sandwiches, coleslaw, cornbread muffins, icebox banana pudding, ambrosia salad, and a huge pitcher of sweet tea.
At the end of the table, Governess Zeen chats with Ms. Buchanan, while Silas and Rett keep Beauregard occupied with a ball nearby. Every time the poodle bounds too close to a flower bed, the Warlock winces.
“I’m guessing the flavor is sugar?” Arna Jean asks me from her seat next to Ms. Zeen.
“A honey and thyme cake,” I reply. A halo of frosted watercress leaves and thyme sprigs crown the Warlock’s cake, encircling a piped Happy Birthdays, plural.”
― Ellen Pauley Goff, The Farewitch of Foxe Holler

“It is unwise to summon what you cannot dismiss.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman #50: Ramadan