"In the worship of Bacchus, we have sacrificed too freely.... Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel in the warm stream of sympathy that flows from her altar? In the liquid amber within the ivory-porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius..."

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Source : Okakura Kakuzo (2000). “The Book of Tea the Illustrated Classic Edition”, p.30, Tuttle Publishing

Okakura Kakuzo

#Sweet Quotes #Queens Quotes #Ivory Quotes

“Most magicians are nothing more than laymen with rabbits on their business cards”
“Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese.”

Source : Robert Fortune (1863). “Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China ...”, p.112
“I definitely think cheerleaders have no fear.”
“The best putting advice I ever received was make sure you concentrate real hard on keeping that darn ball real low”
“I love working with Paul Wesley. Heâ€™s my best friend.”
“All modeling efforts will inevitably converge on the result most likely to lead to further funding.”
“It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution - real girl's talk.”
“Opportunity doesn't knock on my door, I go and break its door down.”

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