“ Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind. ”
- William R. Alger- Copy
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“ She is mine own, And I as rich in having such a jewel As twenty seas, if all their sand were pearl, The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold. - The Two Gentleman of Verona. Act ii. Sc. 4. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ A pearl may in a toad's head dwell, And may be found too in an oyster shell. ”
- George Louis Leclerc de Buffon- Copy
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“ There is nothing higher than Brahman. Everything in the universe is strung on Brahman like jewels on the thread of a necklace. ”
- Bhagavad Gita- Copy
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“ Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it. ”
- Albert Schweitzer- Copy
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“ O Lord! methought what pain it was to drown! What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! What sights of ugly death within mine eyes! Methoughts I saw a thousand fearful wracks; A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon; Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scatt'red in the bottom of the sea: Some lay in dead men's skulls, and in the holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept (As 'twere in scorn of eyes) reflecting gems, That wooed the slimy bottom of the deep And mocked the dead bones that lay scatt'red by. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Lord, Lord! methought, what pain it was to drown! What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! What ugly sights of death within mine eyes! Methought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks, Ten thousand men that fishes gnawed upon, Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scattered in the bottom of the sea: Some lay in dead men's skulls; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 't were in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems… ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ I long to put the experience of fifty years at once into your young lives, to give you at once the key to that treasure chamber every gem of which has cost me tears and struggles and prayers, but you must work for these inward treasures yourselves. ”
- Harriet Beecher Stowe- Copy
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“ I'd call it love if lovedidn't take so many yearsbut lust too is a jewel. ”
- Adrienne Rich- Copy
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“ The Bible among other books is as a diamond among precious stones. ”
- John Stoughton- Copy
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“ Pansies for ladies all — (I wis That none who wear such brooches miss A jewel in the mirror). ”
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning- Copy
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“ Tresses, that wear Jewels, but to declare How much themselves more precious are. ”
- Richard Crashaw- Copy
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“ Now the melancholy God protect thee, and the tailor make thy garments of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is opal. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.". ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever. ”
- Anita Loos- Copy
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“ No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday. ”
- Mae West- Copy
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“ Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness. ”
- John Milton- Copy
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