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by stellarsm » May 11th, '17, 16:59
“I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.”
-Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground
I read this quote today and had a good chuckle (and shook my head in agreement)
Anyone have any favorite quotes about tea from books, tv, movies, or experience? If you could publish a one-liner about tea what would it be?
May 11th, '17, 17:46
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by Senlin » May 11th, '17, 17:46
I have one that addresses impatient people - apparently it comes from India :
"Tea can't run faster than the boiling water".
Senlin - who loves that quote.
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by kuánglóng » May 11th, '17, 18:15
... one of the mainstays of civilisation ...
George Orwell
May 11th, '17, 22:33
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by chrl42 » May 11th, '17, 22:33
“ A cup of tea is for tasting, 2 cups of tea is just quenching crap and three cups of tea is for cows and mules to drink - 一杯为品,二杯即是解渴的蠢物,三杯便是饮牛饮骡了” .. (meaning good teas, a small amount is enough)
from Dream of the Red Chamber, 18th c. Chinese novel.
May 12th, '17, 05:02
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by Bok » May 12th, '17, 05:02
chrl42 wrote:
“ A cup of tea is for tasting, 2 cups of tea is just quenching crap and three cups of tea is for cows and mules to drink - 一杯为品,二杯即是解渴的蠢物,三杯便是饮牛饮骡了” .. (meaning good teas, a small amount is enough)
from Dream of the Red Chamber, 18th c. Chinese novel.
That’s a good one
May 12th, '17, 05:04
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by Bok » May 12th, '17, 05:04
“In tasting tea, one person can taste tea’s essence; two people can taste tea’s delight; three people can taste tea’s flavor; but six or seven people together can only be called using (drinking) tea”
Chen Jiru
Have to think of that one every time I see a large chaxi or “tea gathering”…
May 12th, '17, 05:05
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by Bok » May 12th, '17, 05:05
My personal favorite:
"I am in now way interested in immortality, only in the taste of tea”
Lu Tong
May 16th, '17, 23:20
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by janet11 » May 16th, '17, 23:20
Where there's tea there's hope.
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by winsantdotcom » Sep 1st, '17, 02:04
chrl42 wrote:
“ A cup of tea is for tasting, 2 cups of tea is just quenching crap and three cups of tea is for cows and mules to drink - 一杯为品,二杯即是解渴的蠢物,三杯便是饮牛饮骡了” .. (meaning good teas, a small amount is enough)
from Dream of the Red Chamber, 18th c. Chinese novel.
Good one there...
