Precious Stones quotes
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"It is wrong to wear diamonds before luncheon, except on one’s marriage rings. Before, after, and during breakfast, luncheon and dinner, it is vulgar to wear a mixture of colored precious stones. It is always a comfort to know that so many things one can’t afford to do anyway are vulgar."
"This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise."
"This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
"Time is the most precious element of human existence."
"Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time."
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"Genius, like gold and precious stones, is chiefly prized because of its rarity."
"Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love."
"Genius is to other gifts what the carbuncle is to the precious stones. It sends forth its own light, whereas other stones only reflect borrowed light."
"Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world."
"Let woman be a plaything, pure and fine, like a precious stone, illumined with the virtues of a world not yet come."
