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title: "1 Afternoon tea Quotes By Paul Kortepeter"
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> [“Afternoon tea needn’t stand on ceremony. Anything that becomes more important than sweet fellowship, whether lace or linen or the china itself, is pretense. How much more we enjoy life when the pretenses are discarded!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/afternoon-tea-needn-t-stand-on-ceremony-anything-that-becomes-more/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

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## More by Paul Kortepeter

> [“Snow harder! Snow more! Snow blizzards galore! I can’t get enough Of the fluffy white stuff! Snow! Snow! Snow! Snow a ton! Snow a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/snow-harder-snow-more-snow-blizzards-galore-i-can-t-get-enough-of-the/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Coffee and chocolate are certainly wonderful, but they must forever carry tea’s silken train, ever the bridesmaids and never the bride.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/coffee-and-chocolate-are-certainly-wonderful-but-they-must-forever/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Green is the soul of Spring. Summer may be dappled with yellow, Autumn with orange and Winter with white but Spring is drenched with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/green-is-the-soul-of-spring-summer-may-be-dappled-with-yellow-autumn/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Would you like some warm Spring pie? Then, take a cup of clear blue sky. Stir in buzzes from a bee, Add the laughter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/would-you-like-some-warm-spring-pie-then-take-a-cup-of-clear-blue-sky/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Happy Easter to you, my friend! This day’s light shall have no end. For Christ did rise In the golden morn And by His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/happy-easter-to-you-my-friend-this-day-s-light-shall-have-no-end-for/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Iced tea! Nothing is half so refreshing as a glass of black tea piled high with ice! More than a quencher of thirst, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/iced-tea-nothing-is-half-so-refreshing-as-a-glass-of-black-tea-piled/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

> [“Afternoon tea needn’t stand on ceremony. Anything that becomes more important than sweet fellowship, whether lace or linen or the china itself, is pretense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kortepeter/afternoon-tea-needn-t-stand-on-ceremony-anything-that-becomes-more/)

[Paul Kortepeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kortepeter/)

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