“Tea with us became more than an idealisation of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life. The beverage grew to be an excuse for the worship of purity and refinement, a sacred function at which the host and guest joined to produce for that occasion the utmost beatitude of the mundane.” ArtFormReligionProduceGrewWorshipFunctionSacredDrinkingExcuseOccasionsTeaPurityHostGuestsMundaneRefinementBeverages Book:The Book of Tea: Classic Edition Source: The Book of Tea: Classic Edition
“We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.” InspirationalHumansSpiritReligionSpiritualityKnowledgeDrinkingHuman KnowledgeMoonshine Author:H. L. Mencken