International Coffee Day is observed annually on Oct. 1. On this day, coffee lovers can share their love of the beverage and support the millions of farmers whose livelihoods depend on the aromatic crop.

First initiated in Japan, it was officially declared International Coffee Day in 2015.

This day is celebrated by all the 77 member states of the International Coffee Organization and dozens of coffee associations from around the world, according to its official website. Whether you celebrate this day or not, you can share these famous quotes with others, courtesy Good Reads and the Quote Garden.

1. "As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move... similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle." — Honore de Balzac

2. "As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?" — Cassandra Clare

3. "Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love." — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

4. "Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis — a good hot cup of coffee." — Alexander King

5. "Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better." — Justina Chen

6. "Coffee is a warm drink that fosters friendship and tastes great. What more is there to life?" — Kevin Sinnott

7. "A morning coffee is my favorite way of starting the day, settling the nerves so that they don't later fray." — Marcia Carrington

8. "Sometimes, they just make coffee cups too small." — Michelle M. Pillow

9. "What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup." — Henry Rollins

10. "Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world." — Thomas Jefferson

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