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title: "8 House Beautiful Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 House Beautiful quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best House Beautiful sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Glazed brick, white mortar, and blue roof-tiles do not make a house beautiful; carved rosewood, gold cloth, and clear green jade do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-waln/glazed-brick-white-mortar-and-blue-roof-tiles-do-not-make-a-house/)

[Nora Waln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-waln/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/nora-waln-50495_psychology_glazed-brick-white-mortar-and-blue-roof_576723.jpg)

> [“ The House Beautiful is, for me, the play lousy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-parker/the-house-beautiful-is-for-me-the-play-lousy/)

[Dorothy Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b7/dorothy-parker-700_quote_the-house-beautiful-is-for-me-the-play-l_1387025.jpg)

> [“He would have enough money...for a family that would fill his house with beautiful music and the silence of good books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-marie-macdonald/he-would-have-enough-money-for-a-family-that-would-fill-his-house/)

[Ann-Marie MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-marie-macdonald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/ann-marie-macdonald-10978_family_he-would-have-enough-money-for-a-family_1518477.png)

> [Even the duster in my house has to be beautiful; no old piece of cloth will ever be used in its place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aditi-rao-hydari/even-the-duster-in-my-house-has-to-be-beautiful-no-old-piece-of-cloth/)

[Aditi Rao Hydari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aditi-rao-hydari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/aditi-rao-hydari-5867_beautiful_even-the-duster-in-my-house-has-to-be-be_2033021.jpg)

> [A house though otherwise beautiful, yet if it hath no garden belonging to it, is more like a prison than a house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-coles/a-house-though-otherwise-beautiful-yet-if-it-hath-no-garden-belonging/)

[William H. Coles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-coles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/william-h-coles-80212_beautiful_a-house-though-otherwise-beautiful-yet-i_2126706.png)

> [“There is no house more beautiful than the house you happily live in!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/there-is-no-house-more-beautiful-than-the-house-you-happily-live-in/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_beauty_there-is-no-house-more-beautiful-than-th_2278735.jpg)

> [My favorite thing is to hang out at my house, be on my beautiful property, prune bushes, take a long walk, build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-allen/my-favorite-thing-is-to-hang-out-at-my-house-be-on-my-beautiful/)

[Joan Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/joan-allen-15752_beautiful_my-favorite-thing-is-to-hang-out-at-my-h_2617380.jpg)

> [The House Beautiful is the play lousy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-parker/the-house-beautiful-is-the-play-lousy/)

[Dorothy Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b65/dorothy-parker-700_actor_the-house-beautiful-is-the-play-lousy-27_2700631.jpg)

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