Quotes About Gems

Wisdom is finer than pearls.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless peddles

Diamonds on the petals, Silver on the stems, Early morning sunrise Turns dewdrops into gems.

Opal is the multi-gem.

With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker.

While I'm sure some millennials are concerned with the ethical issues involved in mining for diamonds, the main reason they steer clear of the gems is because, well, they're a dumb investment.

Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.

I don't know anybody that buys more shoes on eBay than me. I like eBay because I can always find rare gems in my size. I always have upwards of 40 sneakers in my cart at any given time.

The woman who emerged had to be eight feet tall. Her hair was every shade of purple, piled in buns and hanging in braids, and all of it sprinkled with gems like stars.

In retrospect it always seems to work out that you can look back on something that was a disaster and find some gems in there.

There are little gems all around us that can hold glimmers of inspiration.

The 'Backlisted' podcast describes itself as 'giving new life to old books'. In each episode, John Mitchinson and Andy Miller are joined by a guest from the world of books who brings along some overlooked gem to enthuse about.

Is Princess Blaze here?" Six-Claws asked. The teacher snorted. "Do you see anyone drawing tiaras in the margins of their history scrolls? Then, no." "Do you know where she might be?" "My guess? Drooling over a pile of gems or sharing adoring sighs with a mirror somewhere," he snapped. "Stop interrupting our lesson.

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

Prize out the gems, and your beauty would fade- not just the extra smidge they grant, but all your beauty, until you were so wretched that the sight of you would set even the Folk to screaming.

The price of diamonds can vary greatly depending on size, cut, color, and other factors, including whether they have a history. But because of the rarity of blue boron diamonds, they often fetch more money than gems of similar quality.

You could spend your time with your nose buried in a guidebook, but Amsterdam really is best explored on foot, so you can stumble upon the city's hidden gems. The architecture and the beauty of some of the buildings is also wonderful.

Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.

Godefroid, lost in reflection, stared into his fire. He was absorbed in meditation on this great misery which contained so many different miseries, and yet within which he could see the ineffable joys of the many triumphs of paternal and filial love; they were gems shining in the blackness of the pit.

I collect words and lock them away, stored like a hoard of gems.

Dragons didn't fool around when it came to protecting things that they acquired—be it gold, gems, or a monster's body parts.

I put on the radio and sang to myself as I worked, carefully placing the chocolates in pyramids. The magic mountain opens to reveal a bewildering array, half-glimpsed, of riches; multicolored piles of sugar crystals, glacé fruits, and sweets that glitter like gems.

Gems were a way of showing your status, and his wife had always been a perfect model for everything he wanted to display.

I think people who are not from here think the Inner Harbor is the only center for culture or fun in the city, and there's so much more to Baltimore. The Harbor's a beautiful place, but there are so many gems embedded in other communities that don't get as much visibility.