“Elsewhere the world may be blustering or sleeping, wars are fought, people live and die, some nations disintegrate, while others are born, soon to be swallowed up in turn - and in all this sound and fury, amidst eruptions and undertows, while the world goes its merry way, bursts into flames, tears itself apart and is reborn: human life continues to throb. So, let us drink a cup of tea.” HumanityTeaThe Earth Book:The Elegance of the Hedgehog Source: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“In a split second of eternity, everything is changed, transfigured. A few bars of music, rising from an unfamiliar place, a touch of perfection in the flow of human dealings - I lean my head slowly to one side, reflect on the camellia on the moss on the temple, reflect on a cup of tea, while outside the wind is rustling foliage, the forward rush of life is crystalized in a brilliant jewel of a moment that knows neither projects nor future, human destiny is rescued from the pale succession of days, glows with light at last and, surpassing time, warms my tranquil heart.” KnowsHumansHeartMomentsLightLastsLife IsSidesDestinyChangedWindProjectsFlowPerfectionEternityBrilliantBarsCupsTeaRisingTemplesSplitsPaleJewelsSuccessionUnfamiliarTranquilMossCups Of TeaDealingsSurpassingFoliageCamellias Author:Muriel Barbery
“Moments like this act as magical interludes, placing our hearts at the edge of our souls: fleetingly, yet intensely, a fragment of eternity has come to enrich time...When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.” HeartSoulMomentsAbilityGreatnessEternityEdgesTeaRitualFragmentsSmall ThingsAbility To See Author:Muriel Barbery
“When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?” KnowsHeartMomentsDiesFoundAbilityKnow HowGreatnessGreat ThingsTeaRitualInfinityDoomedAspireJewelsSmall ThingsAbility To See Author:Muriel Barbery
“Yes, the world may aspire to vacuousness, lost souls mourn beauty, insignificance surrounds us. Then let us drink a cup of tea. Silence descends, one hears the wind outside, autumn leaves rustle and take flight, the cat sleeps in a warm pool of light. And, with each swallow, time is sublimed.” WorldMaySoulLightLostSleepSilenceWindDrinkCatWarmFlightCupsTeaAutumnSurroundPoolAspireMournCups Of TeaInsignificanceLost SoulsAutumn Leaves Author:Muriel Barbery
“When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.” HeartAbilityGreatnessTeaRitualSmall ThingsAbility To See Author:Muriel Barbery
