Afternoon tea Quote by Anonymous

In nothing more is the English genius for domesticity more notably declared than in the institution of this festival-almost one may call it-of afternoon…

— George Gissing

“There are some occasions when you must not refuse a cup of tea, otherwise you are judged an exotic and barbarous bird without any…

— George Mikes

“The tea ritual: such a precise repetition of the same gestures and the same tastes; accession to simple, authentic and refined sensations, a license…

— Muriel Barbery

“I was learning, even in my brief time in England, that a cup of tea almost always helped. I didn't know whether it was…

— Beth Pattillo

“Time for the lovely cup of tea”

— Ruth Hogan

“The tea ritual: such a precise repetition of the same gestures and the same tastes; accession to simple,authentic and refined sensations, a license given…

— Muriel Barbery

“As he drank, I remembered that there's a reason we English are ruled more by tea than by Buckingham Palace or His Majesty's Government:…

— Alan Bradley

“In the stillness of meditation, a cup of tea becomes a source of comfort and nourishment for the mind, body, and soul.”

— Ajaz Ahmad Khawaja

“IN THOSE DAYS, your village might change hands every few weeks, one day to the Communists, the next to the Nationalists, the next to…

— Madeleine Thien

“a hardened and shameless tea-drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has…

— Samuel Johnson

“When the servants break the cups and saucers, a ‘puzzle’ arises within. Who really breaks the cups and saucers? Who runs this world? One…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Some people have no business attending a dignified tea. Gawking as if I belong in a zoo, when they're the ones who have all…

— A.G. Howard