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. (Quote by - James Allen)

These gems have life in them: their colors speak, say what words fail of. (Quote by - George Eliot)

Perhaps time's definition of coal is the diamond. (Quote by - Kahlil Gibran)

Don't ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman's reputation. (Quote by - Colette)

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography. (Quote by - Federico Fellini)

Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes its jewels with. (Quote by - Robert Leighton)

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung. (Quote by - William Morris)

Tis plate of rare device and jewels Of rich and exquisite form, their values great, And I am something curious, being strange, To have them in sale stowage. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all. (Quote by - Mark Twain)

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. (Quote by - Anita Loos)

And I had lent my watch last night to one That dines to-day at the sheriff's. (Quote by - Ben Jonson)

The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her loveliness. (Quote by - Kahlil Gibran)

No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday. (Quote by - Mae West)

Take that life, beseech you, Which I so often owe; but your ring first, And here the bracelet of the truest princess That ever swore her faith. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children - honored as the jewelry of God. (Quote by - Thomas De Quincey)

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! (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself. (Quote by - Mae West)

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. (Quote by - Titus Maccius Plautus)

A good wife is heaven's last, best gift to man, - his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels; her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety... (Quote by - Jeremy Taylor)

I had very good dentures once. Some magnificent gold work. It's the only form of jewelry a man can wear that women fully appreciate. (Quote by - Graham Greene)

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. (Quote by - Salvador Dal )

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. (Quote by - Astrid Alauda)

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. (Quote by - Erma Bombeck)