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| The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens. ~ Author Unknown |
| Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles. ~ Sonja Henie |
| These gems have life in them: their colors speak, say what words fail of. ~ George Eliot |
| I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself. ~ Mae West |
| There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald – all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil. ~ Pliny |
| I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. ~ Mae West |
| There are worlds in an opal. ~ Astrid Alauda |
| Perhaps time’s definition of coal is the diamond. ~ Kahlil Gibran |
| As though pure white snow flashed and sparkled with the color of bright ruddy wine, and was overcome by this radiance. ~ Author unknown |
| Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation. ~ Colette, |
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| No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday. ~ Mae West |
| This diamond has so many carats it’s almost a turnip. ~ Richard Burton |
| I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever. ~ Anita Loos |
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
~ Thomas Hood |
| The jeweler allows me to wear the sapphire blue lake on my finger, the emerald green leaves around my neck, and take the citrine sunset with me wherever I go. Jewelry has become my daytime link to nature in an office with no windows. And if I have to work late, there’s nothing like diamond stars and a pearl full moon against an onyx night sky. ~ Astrid Alauda |
| My husband gave me a necklace. It’s fake. I requested fake. Maybe I’m paranoid, but in this day and age, I don’t want something around my neck that’s worth more than my head. ~ Rita Rudner |
| Opal is the multi-gem. ~ Astrid Alauda |
Diamonds are only chunks of coal,
That stuck to their jobs, you see.
~ Minnie Richard Smith |
| The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.
~ Thomas Moore |
| Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all. ~ Mark Twain |
October’s child is born for woe,
And life’s vicissitudes must know;
But lay an Opal on her breast,
And hope will lull those woes to rest.
~ Author Unknown |
| Now the melancholy God protect thee, and the tailor make thy garments of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is opal. ~ William Shakespeare, |
With melted opals for my milk,
Pearl-leaf for my cracker.
~ Gwendolyn Brooks |
Posy and pearls
Amethyst and gold
Forever you and I
Our precious love to hold.
~ Astrid Alauda |
| The three rings of marriage are the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering. ~ Author Unknown |
But not gold in commercial quantities,
Just enough gold to make the engagement rings
And marriage rings of those who owned the farm.
What gold more innocent could one have asked for?
~ Robert Frost |
| I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They’ve experienced pain and bought jewelry. ~ Rita Rudner |
| For years it has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it’s time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward. ~ Erma Bombeck |
| A woman wears her tears like jewelry. ~ Author Unknown |