"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

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I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.

— James Boswell