Jewels Quotes

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.

Alan Watts

Inspiring, Faith, Eye

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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

James Allen

Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Attitude, Precious Jewels, Soul

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The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.

Phillips Brooks

Christmas, Song, Xmas

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Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Thomas Carlyle

Inspirational, Positive, Christian

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

Sun Tzu

Country, Military, War

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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

Patrick Henry

Giving Up, 4th Of July, Jealous

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What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature!

Thomas Mann

Eye, Wonderful, Structure

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Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Happiness, Winning, Giving

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I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.

Mae West

Funny, Thank You, Shining

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When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Peter Marshall

Inspirational, Life, Strong

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Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself.

Maya Angelou

Shining, Looks, World

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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.

Mae West

Food, Humor, Sassy

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A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Precious Jewels, Poetic, Great Poet

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Consistency is a paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.

William Allen White

Men, Consistency, Intellectual

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The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls.
[Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles.]

Jean de la Bruyere

World, Pearls, Next

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A woman that is like a German clock, Still a-repairing, ever out of frame, And never going aright, being a watch, But being watched that it may still go right!

William Shakespeare

Watches, May, Clock

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I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

Plautus

Beauty, Character, Rubies

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When you finish a poem, it clicks shut like the top of a jewel box, but prose is endless. I haven't experienced an awful lot of clicking shut!

Kenneth Koch

Awful, Boxes, Clicks

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The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

Salvador Dali

Love, Memories, Real

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I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

Emma Goldman

Life, Valentines Day, Nature

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Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing.

Rowan Atkinson

Oxford, Two, Python

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Religions lead us to believe that the soul is the ultimate family jewel and that in return for our mindless obedience, they can secure it for us in their vaults, or at least insure it against fire and theft. They are mistaken.

Tom Robbins

Fear, Believe, Fire

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Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.

Pearl S. Buck

Air, Water, Culture

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It is always the same: women bedeck themselves with jewels and furs, and men with wit and quotations.

Maurice Chevalier

Men, Fur, Wit

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