Tea quotes

"Enjoy life sip by sip not gulp by gulp."    by The Minister of leaves

"Remember the tea kettle ~ it is always up to its neck in hot water, yet it still sings!"     Unknown

"A women is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is."
by Nancy Reagan

"I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and pouring out the tea," said Anne,
shutting her eyes ecstically."And asking Diana if she takes sugar! I know she doesn't but of course
I'll ask her just as if I didn't know."     by Anne of Green Gables

" The best quality tea must have the creases like the leather boots of tartar horsemen, curl like the
develop of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by
a zephyr, and be wet and soft like earth newly swept by rain."     by Lu Wu

"Steam rises from a cup of tea and we are wrapped in history, inhaling ancient times and lands,
comfort of ages in our hands."     by Faith Greenbowl

"With each sip I taste the fire that gives its heat. The water that gives its wetness. The leaf that
gives its spell. The pot that gives its emptiness.With each lingering sip, I cannot help but see
All thaat makes tea as well makes me."     by The Minister of leaves

Education quotes

"A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark."     Chinese Proverb

"Don't be afraid to dream for out of such fragile things come miracles."     Unknown

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."     by William Arthur

"The man who removes a mountains begins by carrying small stones."     Chinese Proverb

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."     Chinese Proverb

"When considering the success of a student, in both life and school, there must be no expectation too high, no goal unattainable,
and no length to which a teacher will not go. For a student's potential is limited not solely by what is within but by the things
they are told they can and cannot do." by William Rice

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."     
by Ursula K. LeGuin

"We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed."     by Mother Teresa

"If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars."
Unknown

K ~ ind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

E ~ ach person you meet doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Y ~ ou cannot do a KINDNESS too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late!

The teacher asked the pupils to tell the meaning of lovingkindness. A little boy jumped up and said,
"Well, if I was hungry and someone gave me a piece of bread that would be kindness. But if they
put a little jelly on it, that would be loving kindness."     From "God's little instruction book for women"

"If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person,
extraordinary things begin to happen." by Loretta Girzatlis

"Patience and Perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." by John Quincy Adams

"I will tell you that there have been no failures in my life. I don't want to sound like some metaphysical queen, but there have been no failures.
There have been some tremendous lessons." by Oprah Winfrey

 Revealers of Treasure ~ illuminating passages of wisdom

Something to ponder... by Thich Nhat Nanh ~Vietnamese zen master

"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and
to look at all beings with eyes of compassion. " by Thich Nhat Nanh

"our true home is in the present moment.
To live in the present moment is a miracle.
The miracle is not to walk on water.
The miracle is to walk on the Green earth
in the present moment,
To appreciate the peace and beauty that
are available now. Peace is all around us ~
in our bodies and in our Spirits.
Once we learn to touch this peace, we will
be healed and transformed.
It is not a matter of faith:
It is a matter of practice."