There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
As a standalone, it’s a cozy truth many share. In the novel it carries character irony—coming from someone who confuses comfort with virtue. That double layer is what makes it evergreen: the sentence warms, but it also invites us to ask what “comfort” covers. Outside the book, it simply honors the restorative power of home. The wording is simple and balanced, easy to adopt as a personal motto. Austen’s comedy lets even a cliché feel fresh. It’s a soft blanket of a line, with a wink.