Down and Quote by George Eliot

Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."

— Henri Nouwen

“Instead of waiting around for church to assemble a perfect group dynamic of People Who Can Meet on Tuesdays, maybe just invite some folks…

— Jen Hatmaker

It's all about a beautiful table on Christmas day. I put out lovely napkins and napkin holders, and maybe put a wreath in the…

— Monica Galetti

I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in…

— Nana Mouskouri

Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like…

— Anonymous

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some…

— Anonymous

Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

— Epictetus

I often saw weary little women coming to the table after most exhausting labors, and large, bumptious husbands spreading out their hands and thanking…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“Much better stay in company! To love you must have someone else, Giving requires a legatee, Good neighbours need whole parishfuls Of folk to…

— Philip Larkin

Shared dining fortifies us.

— Deng Ming-Dao

“The work party is also a strong tradition in the South. It was a hard life as a small farmer, and when it came…

— Deborah Ford

The dinner table is a rite of civilization and we need to participate in that to keep our families together, to keep our communities…

— Alice Waters