Tuesday, November 6, 2012

#826 The gentle herb

I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.  ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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


- How much do you enjoy tea?
- To what extent do you think a daily tea habit might improve your health and outlook?
- How knowledgeable are you about the variety of teas, preparation, and their potential to provide pleasure?