“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
“Have nothing in your house you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
“Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”
“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.”
“When the world you're used to, that same old world you thought you knew so well, turns itself suddenly upside down, what can you do? Everything comes tumbling off the shelves of your expectations; nothing fits anymore.”