“Tea is a part of daily life. It is as simple as eating when hungry and drinking when thirsty.”
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Yamamoto Soshun
"The first sip is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy."
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Jack Kerouac
“When you are drinking tea, it is a private conversation between the tea and your soul.”
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Lu Ann Pannunzio
"Tea is the ultimate mental and medical remedy and has the ability to make one's life more full and complete."
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Myoan Eisai
“There is no trouble so great or grave that a nice cup of tea cannot diminish.”
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Bernard-Paul Heroux
“There is something like tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.”
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Lin Yutang
“There is no problem on earth that can’t be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”
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Jasper Fforde
“The tea session is modelled after the silence of retreat; a time to enjoy life far removed from daily existence.”
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Sen Joo
“Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty.”
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James Norwood Pratt