Gems Quotes

147 Gems quotes by 123 unique authors

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that… — George MacDonald
To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life. — Walter Pater
With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
With reality TV, sometimes it's amazing chemistry and you get these gems that turn out to be everything you hoped, and the camera loves them… — Alison Sweeney
I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it. — Elizabeth Taylor
Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses. — Gene Tierney
Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn't give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn't… — Steven Wright
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Our country is the best country in the world. We are swimming in prosperity and our President is the best president in the world. We… — John Cheever
Here and there one sees the blush of wild rose haws or the warmth of orange fruit on the bittersweet, and back in the woods… — Hal Borland
The mere stuffing of the mind with a knowledge of facts is not education. The mind must not only possess a knowledge of the truth,… — Joseph Fielding Smith
A gentle breeze catches in the branches then and I hear it, soft and low, a murmured prayer--Gem-ma, Gem-ma--and then the leaves bend down and… — Libba Bray
Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its… — Freya Stark
I like that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing--that words can be… — Markus Zusak
Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And… — Thomas Gray
Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor. — Noah Webster
Sidonie, I know you don't remember it, but you once promised to trust me beyond all reason. And I swear to you that all that… — Jacqueline Carey
In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem… — Emily Rodda
It is that happy stretch of time when the lovers set to chronicling their passion. When no glance, no tone of voice is so fleeting… — Ahdaf Soueif
I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I… — Emily Dickinson
..........books are yours, Within whose silent chambers treasure lies Preserved from age to age; more precious far Than that accumulated store of gold And orient… — William Wordsworth
No matter how long we exist, we have our memories. Points in time which time itself cannot erase. Suffering may distort my backward glances, but… — Anne Rice
He's become like that briefcase in the ground-full of gems yet void of light, so nothing sparkles, nothing shines. — Neal Shusterman
Not the brightest gem in the jewelry shop, but you've got to admire his single-minded dedication to drug abuse. — John Green

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