Courses Quote by Anne Sexton

“Flint An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in…

— Christina Rossetti

Actually, diamonds are a very common stone. I prefer emeralds.

— Barbi Benton

Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them…

— Pliny the Elder

A strip of water's spread in the setting sun, Half the river's emerald, half is red. I love the third night of the ninth…

— Bai Juyi

From scarlet to powdered gold, to blazing yellow, to the rare ashen emerald, to the orange and black velvet of your shimmering corselet, out…

— Pablo Neruda

The most abundant hue in nature, the human eye sees more green than any other color in the spectrumas it has throughout history, multifaceted…

— Leatrice Eiseman

There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the…

— Pliny the Elder

Diamonds may be forever, but emeralds are for 2013.

— Christina Binkley

“There are no tough times, hard knocks, or challenges that aren't laden with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds for those who see them through. ”

— Mike Dooley

“The rock strata of the inner canyon changed from dark umbers and black shadows to immense bands of pastel yellow, white, green, and a…

— Aron Ralston

O, beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain....

— Katharine Lee Bates

The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy.

— Arthur Miller