1. “Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.”
2. “The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.”
3. “People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly.”
4. “Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.”
5. “Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.”
6. “A garden is a friend you can visit any time.”
7. “True beauty could be discovered only by one who is mentally complete the incomplete.”
8. “Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.”
9. “Perfectionism is everywhere if we only choose to recognise it.”
10. “The canvas upon which the artist paints is the spectator’s mind.”
11. “Friends are flowers in life’s garden.”
12. “We take refuge in pride, because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.”
13. “The art of today is that which really belongs to us: it is our own reflection. In condemning it we but condemn ourselves.”
14. “Fain wold we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on he gruesome glory of war. Fain would we await the time when due respect shall be paid to our art and ideals”
15. “Let us dream of evanescence and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.”
16. “Slavish conformity to traditions and formulas fetters the expression of individuality.”
17. “We are wicked because we are frightfully self-conscious.”
18. “Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities.”
19. “There is a subtle charm in the taste of tea which makes it irresistible and capable of idealisation.”
20. “Vacuum is all potent because of all containing. In vacuum alone motion becomes possible. One who could make of himself a vacuum into which others might freely enter would become master of all situations. The whole can always dominate the part.”
21. “American independence dates from throwing of tea-chests into Boston harbour.”
22. “Zen is a name derived from Sanscrit word Dhyana, which signifies meditation.”
23. “How can one be serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous!”
24. “One of the first requisites of a tea-master is the knowledge of how to sweep, clean and wash, for there is an art in cleaning and dusting.”
25. “In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. We eat, drink, sing, dance and flirt with them. We wed ad christen with flowers”
26. “But the friendship of a despot is ever a dangerous honour.”
27. “Teaism is a cult founded on the adoption of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence.”
28. “The masterpiece is symphony played upon our finest feelings.”
29. “Nothing is real to us but hunger, nothing sacred except our desires.”
30. “The observance of communal traditions involves a constant sacrifice of the individual to the state.”
