In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.

Tea...is a religion of the art of life.

Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.

Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order.

Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good and bad teas, as we have good and bad paintings - generally the latter.

The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.

Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.