Top 25 Quotes & Sayings About Tea

Across centuries and cultures, tea has been celebrated as comfort, ritual, and inspiration. From witty proverbs to timeless literary quotes, here are 25 of the most beloved things ever said about tea.

Famous Quotes

  1. “A woman is like a teabag—you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

  2. “If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you.” – William Ewart Gladstone

  3. “Where there’s tea, there’s hope.” – Arthur Wing Pinero

  4. “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky

  5. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C.S. Lewis

  6. “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” – Henry James

  7. “Tea is the only simple pleasure left to us.” – Oscar Wilde

  8. “A cup of tea is a cup of peace.” – Sen Sōshitsu XV

  9. “I am in no way interested in immortality, but only in the taste of tea.” – Lu Tung (Chinese poet, 8th century)

  10. “I am easily satisfied with the very best.” – Winston Churchill

Witty & Funny Quotes

  1. “I like tea and I like gin, but I don’t like gin in my tea.” – P.G. Wodehouse

  2. “Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.” – Alice Walker

  3. “Make tea, not war.” – 1960s slogan

  4. “Tea is instant wisdom—just add water.” – Astrid Alauda

  5. “Tea is the finest solution to nearly every catastrophe and conundrum that the day may bring.” – Author Unknown

Popular Everyday Sayings

  1. “But first, tea.”

  2. “Tea makes everything better.”

  3. “Life is like a cup of tea — it’s all in how you make it.”

  4. “Happiness is a cup of tea and a good book.”

  5. “A cup of tea solves everything.”

  6. “Tea is liquid wisdom.”

  7. “Tea is best when shared with a friend.”

  8. “Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.” – Chaim Potok

  9. “Sip happens — drink tea.”

  10. “Tea is the magic of ordinary moments.”

✨ Whether wise or witty, these sayings remind us that tea is more than a drink. It is comfort in a cup, a companion in conversation, and a gentle ritual that grounds us through every season of life.

Sara Martinelli