quotations about tea
Making a cup of tea for someone can be a way of saying, "I care about you. Have this hot bland liquid that I made for you just the way you like it." If you've had an argument with a roommate, offer to make them a cup of tea -- if they accept, everything is okay now. This is also a great way to apologize without directly addressing the issue, which is the most British thing you could be doing anyway.
JESSICA PAN
"What Americans can learn from the soothing British ritual of tea time", The Week, May 23, 2017
We had a kettle; we let it leak:
Our not repairing made it worse.
We haven't had any tea for a week...
The bottom is out of the Universe.
RUDYARD KIPLING
The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling
If you ask Zen people they will say tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer. So they listen to the kettle creating a melody, and in that listening they become more silent, more alert.
BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH
attributed, Tea: A Miscellany Steeped with Trivia, History and Recipes
Drinking tea ... punctuates our day with precious and refreshing pauses, whether it is after a satisfying meal or when taking a much-needed break in our busy schedule.
MUTSUKO TOKUNAGA
New Tastes in Green Tea
Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Letters and Social Aims