![]() ![]() His most famous and important work in the world of tea is The Classic of Tea.ġ4. ![]() “Tea tempers the spirit, harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens the thought and prevents drowsiness.” – Lu Yu, The Classic Art of Tea Lu Yu was a Chinese tea master that wrote many important first books about tea. It is especially fitting for persons of self-restraint and inner worth.” – Lu Yu, Classic of Tea: Origins and Ritualsġ3. “The effect of tea is cooling and as a beverage it is most suitable. “Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.” – George Orwell, Smothered Under Journalism: 1946ġ2. ![]() “Tea is the elixir of life.” – Eisai, Kissa Yojoki Eisai, the father of Japanese tea, was a Buddhist monk brough zen Buddhism and tea from China in the late 12th century.ġ1. “Wouldn’t it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn’t have tea?” – Noel Cowardġ0. If you are excited, it will calm you.” – William Ewart Gladstoneĩ. “I am in no way interested in immortality, but only in the taste of tea.” – Lu T’ung “Yes, that’s it! Said the Hatter with a sigh, it’s always tea time.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderlandħ. “Tea … is a religion of the art of life.” – Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of TeaĦ. “There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” – Lin Yutang, The Importance of Livingĥ. “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from UndergroundĤ. “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” – Bill Watterson, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Bookģ. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C. ![]()
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