Tea Proverbs

Sayings about Tea Water is the mother of tea , a teapot its father, and fire the teacher. ~ Chinese Proverb The devil was good looking at eighteen, and course tea makes a bitter first cup. ~ Japanese Proverb A true warrior, like tea , shows his strength in hot water. ~ Chinese Proverb Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren’t. ~ Japanese Proverb If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~ Japanese Proverb A hasty man drinks his tea with a fork. ~ Chinese Proverb Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~ Chinese Proverb The guest who seeks special attention muddies the host's tea . ~ Japanese Proverb You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words. ~ Chinese Proverb Better than a banquet somewhere else is a good cup of tea and a bowl of rice at home. ~ Japanese Proverb A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without sugar. ~ English Proverb A bat...