"One should always sleep in all of..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable.
More by Eleanor Roosevelt
“I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.”
“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.”
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.”
More on Hospitality
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
“For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.”
“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.”
More on Empathy
“In order to help another effectively, I must understand what he understands. If I do not know that, my greater understanding will be of no help to him... instruction begins when you put yourself in his place so that you may understand what he understands and in the way he understands it.”
“Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.”
“You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay. That's not reflective of who we are.”