Quotes about precious-stones
precious-stones may vices
What we call vice in our neighbor may be nothing less than a crude virtue. To him who knows nothing more of precious stones than he can learn from a daily contemplation of his breastpin, a diamond in the mine must be a very uncompromising sort of stone. William Gilmore Simms
precious-stones gold genius
Genius, like gold and precious stones, is chiefly prized because of its rarity. Mark Twain
precious-stones breakfast mixtures
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. Judith Martin
precious-stones elements time-management
Time is the most precious element of human existence. Denis Waitley
precious-stones light genius
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. Arthur Schopenhauer