Sen no Rikyu famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack himself Who must have a lot of things?
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When you hear the splash Of the water drops that fall Into the stone bowl You will feel that all the dust Of your mind is washed away.
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Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.
-- Sen no Rikyu
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To say that obesity is caused by merely consuming too many calories is like saying that the only cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party.
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the tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat.
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Act averse to nasty language and partial to fruity tea.
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Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.
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History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.
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Let's stop somebody from doing something! Everybody does too much.
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Art does not exist for politics, or for instruction- it exists primarily for pleasure, or it is nothing.
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When one door opens, so does another one.
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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack himself Who must have a lot of things?
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