Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~ Chinese proverb
Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon. ~ Ann Patchett
There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. ~ Henry James
There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life. ~ Lin Yutang
Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space? ~ D. T. Suzuki
Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage. ~ Catherine Douzel
I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy. ~ James Boswell
Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties. ~ Confucius
Tea is the elixir of life. ~ Lao Tsu
Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors. ~ Alice Walker
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