“Tea! Thou soft, thou sober, sage, and venerable liquid,… thou…

“Tea! Thou soft, thou sober, sage, and venerable liquid,… thou female tongue-running, smile-smoothing, heart-opening, wink-tipping cordial, to whose glorious insipidity I owe the happiest moment of my life, let me fall prostrate.” ~ Colley Cibber, Lady’s Last Stake (act I, sc. 1)

Other Tea Quotes

“To an Englishman, tea is of far greater importance than toilet paper.” — anon. - View Quote Details on “To an Englishman, tea is of far greater importance than…
“Picture you upon my knee, / Just tea for two and two for tea.” ~ Irving Caesar, Tea for Two - View Quote Details on “Picture you upon my knee, / Just tea for two…
“If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.” ~ William Gladstone - View Quote Details on “If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you…
“Women are like tea bags, they don’t know how strong they are until they get into hot water.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt - View Quote Details on “Women are like tea bags, they don’t know how strong…
“A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water.” ~ Chinese proverb - View Quote Details on “A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot…
“A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” ~ Nancy Reagan - View Quote Details on “A woman is like a tea bag, you can not…
“The spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace, comfort and refinement.” ~ Arthur Gray - View Quote Details on “The spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace,…
“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.” ~ Sydney Smith, Lady Holland’s Memoir (vol. I, p. 383) - View Quote Details on “Thank God for tea! What would the world do without…
“Soft yielding Minds to Water glide away, / And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea.” - Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock (canto I) - View Quote Details on “Soft yielding Minds to Water glide away, / And sip,…
“I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.” ~ James Boswell - View Quote Details on “I am so fond of tea that I could write…