“The opinions, eloquence and articulacy of the man or woman on the street can often be as invaluable as precious stones” — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
Then Christ shall be clothed with all the beauty of the elect as if with a long tunic variously adorned, in which… — Saint Bonaventure Sequoyah Copy Share Image
The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the foolish, as a diamond breaks a precious stone. — Max Muller Copy Share Image
Let woman be a plaything, pure and fine, like a precious stone, illumined with the virtues of a world not yet come. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which… — Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Copy Share Image
Genius is to other gifts what the carbuncle is to the precious stones. It sends forth its own light, whereas other stones… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Ireland is probably named the “Emerald Isle” because there are lots of precious stones found there, such as sapphires and rubies.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
It is wrong to wear diamonds before luncheon, except on one’s marriage rings. Before, after, and during breakfast, luncheon and dinner, it… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“I seen the ring in that tangle of riches and it seemed to dark to be ruby. Might have been garnet, I… — Amy Greene Copy Share Image
“What i realise now is that the story actually did have a happy ending: the children came back. In spite of everything… — Julia Green Copy Share Image
“On the evening of her eighteenth birthday, Maddy opened her journal and made a list of the jewels and precious stones she'd… — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
All that is sweet, delightful, and amiable in this world, in the serenity of the air, the fineness of seasons, the joy… — William Law Copy Share Image
“The "treasure," he declared flatly, did not involve gold or precious stones. On the contrary, it consisted of "incontrovertible proof" that the… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“Nature is also God's way of communicating with us. Jesus himself used nature to teach us about God. He used birds and… — Adelina St. Clair Copy Share Image
Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other's home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
I love this word decadence, all shimmering in purple and gold. It suggests the subtle thoughts of ultimate civilization, a high literary… — Paul Verlaine Copy Share Image
“Whether or not the fame of Gilgamesh of Uruk had reached the Aegean – and the idea is attractive – there can… — N.K. Sandars Copy Share Image
I would rediscover the secret of great communications and great combustions. I would say storm. I would say river. I would say… — Aime Cesaire Copy Share Image
“Nothing is richer than precious stones and than gold; nothing is finer than adamant, nothing nobler than the blood of kings; nothing… — Jean Passerat Copy Share Image
jewels have played a colorful part in the evolution of world affairs. Because precious stones tend to inspire both admiration and greed,… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
“There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver,… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
“You are to make up your mind whether it is to be God or man. Whether you are to be free or… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“I was dying inside because I couldn't have the one I wanted and crying because he didn't want me and because he… — Niedria Dionne Kenny Copy Share Image
“Ah, my dear friend Hassim, seems our paths cross once again, how fortunate for this humble Sheik.” As Abdullah spoke in his… — Nick Hahn Copy Share Image
“But what were even gold and silver, precious stones and clockwork, to the bookshops, whence a pleasant smell of paper freshly pressed… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The decorative arms race finally caved in under the sheer absurdity of Augustus the Strong (1670–1733), the Elector of Saxony who, with… — Simon Winder Copy Share Image
“Like I said, yeh’d be mad ter try an’ rob it,” said Hagrid. A pair of goblins bowed them through the silver… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“No institution of learning of Ingersoll 's day had courage enough to confer upon him an honorary degree; not only for his… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
In the ordinary course of things, how many succeed in society merely by virtue of their manners, while others, however meritorious, fail… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“The queen gazes into the garden. There, near the trees, is a fountain; it is white in the darkness and tall, tall… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
