Afternoon tea Quote by Henry James

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

— Henry James

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the ceremony known as afternoon tea”

— Henry James

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”

— Henry James

“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.…

— Paul Kortepeter

The proper, wise balancing of one's whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour.

— Arnold Bennett

the tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to…

— Agnes Repplier

Ah, there's nothing like tea in the afternoon. When the British Empire collapses, historians will find that it had made but two invaluable contributions…

— Ayn Rand

“You can serve high tea around the dining room table, but afternoon tea is more of a living room occasion, with everything brought in…

— Angela Hynes

The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice ... yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no more than…

— Lafcadio Hearn

You can't beat a traditional afternoon tea - I drink about 10 cups of tea a day and have a very sweet tooth.

— Jay Blades

Afternoon tea should be provided, fresh supplies, with thin bread-and-butter, fancy pastries, cakes, etc., being brought in as other guests arrive.

— Isabella Beeton