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title: "2 Hospitality Quotes By Sheila Ostrander"
description: "2 Hospitality quotes by Sheila Ostrander. Plus more from Sheila Ostrander and more Hospitality sayings from other authors."
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> [True hospitality is a delicate balance of warmth and form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/true-hospitality-is-a-delicate-balance-of-warmth-and-form/)

Sheila Ostrander

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/sheila-ostrander-65190_balance_true-hospitality-is-a-delicate-balance-o_2041174.jpg)

> [Concocting a good guest list is like seasoning a gourmet sauce. Too many similar ingredients and it's bland. Too much variety in the seasoning and the result may be overpowering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/concocting-a-good-guest-list-is-like-seasoning-a-gourmet-sauce-too/)

Sheila Ostrander

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/sheila-ostrander-65190_bland_concocting-a-good-guest-list-is-like-sea_2393723.jpg)

## Other authors on Hospitality

- [Ralph Waldo Emerson 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hospitality/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

## More by Sheila Ostrander

> [Travel has been stepped up to such a speed that one can have dinner in New York and indigestion in Madrid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/travel-has-been-stepped-up-to-such-a-speed-that-one-can-have-dinner/)

Sheila Ostrander

> [True hospitality is a delicate balance of warmth and form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/true-hospitality-is-a-delicate-balance-of-warmth-and-form/)

Sheila Ostrander

> [Concocting a good guest list is like seasoning a gourmet sauce. Too many similar ingredients and it's bland. Too much variety in the seasoning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/concocting-a-good-guest-list-is-like-seasoning-a-gourmet-sauce-too/)

Sheila Ostrander

> [The courteous driver keeps a safe distance between cars and doesn't drive like one plane trying to refuel another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ostrander/the-courteous-driver-keeps-a-safe-distance-between-cars-and-doesn-t/)

Sheila Ostrander

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