If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Sand and Foam (1926); Complete aphorism in the 1926 English original, checked in Wikisource transcription. This edition reads for guests; the University of Michigan transcription instead reads for your guests. Uses the 1926 edition wording. Public domain.
- Sand and Foam (1926)
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