Looking for a caption for your coffee picture on Instagram? Or were you just wandering about the best coffee quotes? You are in the right place, read on!
Just the same way coffee inspires us every morning, it did inspire plenty of people in the past as well, including musicians, writers and more, who paid tribute to it with great, timeless quotes.
No matter the technique used for making their coffee, which could greatly vary depending on location and age, this amazing product has always been able to inspire great people. So, get yourself a good espresso (may I suggest a 100% arabica by Caffè Aiello?), and keep on reading.
Coffee quotes from the past
Want to know what Napoleon or Verdi thought about coffee? Here you are:
- Oh, divine coffee, its taste stays in your mouth for the whole day (Arthur Rimbaud)
- Coffee: a balm to the heart and the spirit (Giuseppe Verdi)
- A strong coffee, or even a strongest coffee. Is what it takes to wake me up. Through coffee I get warm and awake, and it gives me strength and pain and pleasure. Yet I’d rather feel pain than be senseless. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
- Coffee makes the blood be pumped faster, it makes strength overflow, through it stimulating effect it enhances digestion, makes sleepiness go away, and enhances the use of our brain both in quality and duration (Honoré de Balzac)
- The person who had strong coffee looks keener in the mirror, but he also perceives himself, in the reflection, as more energized (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Quotes about coffee and life
For the worst or for the best, life and coffee are, according to someone, interconnected. What’s tour opinion on that? The following people agree with that, for sure:
- Nowadays everything is like coffee powder: instant and not giving anything precious or unique (Tiziano Terzani)
- Life and coffee are alike: you can add as much sugar as you want to, but it won’t get sweet unless you stir it. You have to make a move, or nothing is going to happen (Alex Zanardi)
- In order to start my day, I pick coffee; in order to keep on going, I pick a smile (Stephen Littleword)
- Life is nothing more than a beautiful, endless journey in the quest for the perfect cup of coffee (Barbara A. Daniels)
- Actually, it looks like the basic need, coming from the heart, for every human in a stressing or crisis situation is a good hot cup of coffee. (Alexander King)
Friendship, love and coffee
Think about the strongest feelings that ever inspired the humankind. Are you thinking about love? You are absolutely right. Thinking about friendship? Yes, this one too. Or were you thinking about coffee? Well, you’re right again!
- Here’s how every day should begin: a hug, a kiss, a caress and a coffee. Because every breakfast should be a generous one. (Charles M. Shulz)
- A woman is like a good cup of coffee: the first time you have her, she won’t let you sleep (Alexandre Dumas)
- I gave up coffee. And I can tell you, it’s almost worse than giving up a lover (Sandra Bullock)
- It’s less scary to admit we hare heavily dependent on lightly stimulating drinks than to admit that we are at all dependent on companionship with other humans (Jonathan Coe)
- Friendship and coffee are alike: once it’s cold, even if you try to reheat it, it’ll never go back to the original flavour. (Immanuel Kant)
- Have you ever thought about what actually coffee is? It’s no more than an excuse. An excuse you use in order to let a friend know that you love him. (Luciano De Crescenzo)
Funny quotes about coffee
But coffee is not all about life and strong feelings…it’s also about jokes and a good laugh!
- How true Neapolitan coffee sips are: brief and tasty, but they can go up to your brain and five it a good old tickle (Luciano De Crescenzo)
- The day I die, bring me a coffee: you’ll see, I’ll rise again, just like Lazarus (Eduardo De Filippo)
- There is always the time to have a coffee and cheat on your wife (Totò)
- Drinking coffee prevents you from sleeping. On the other hand, sleeping prevents you from drinking coffee. (Philippe Geluck)
Did you find your perfect instagram caption for your coffee picture?
After all of those coffee quotes, is it just me, or are you craving a good espresso too? Let’s go for a great Caffè Aiello espresso, the best way to enjoy a coffee.
