"There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." ~ Henry James
"The mere chink of cups and saucers tunes the mind to happy repose." ~ George Gissing
"If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you." ~ Gladstone, 1865
"What would the world do without tea?-- how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." ~ Sydney Smith (1771-1845)
