There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.

All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to sickness, pain, suffering and death. Culture consists of bringing about the expression of these passions and desires in harmony.

Why should man bother himself so much about salvation, unless he has a feeling of being doomed?

In the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them.

I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings.

True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.

In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.