Precious Stones Quotes

• Las joyas más preciosas no son de piedra, sino de carne.

  Robert Ludlum

  Jewels, Flesh, Jewelry

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• Nadie es perfecto... absolutamente nadie. Como las piedras preciosas, tenemos algunos defectos, pero ¿por qué centrarse en eso? Céntrate en lo que te gusta de ti mismo, y eso te traerá felicidad y paz.

  Richard Simmons

  Perfect, Focus, Flaws

  "Biografía/ Citas personales". www.imdb.com.

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• El genio, como el oro y las piedras preciosas,
  es apreciado sobre todo por su rareza.

  Mark Twain

  Gold, Genius, Rarity

  Mark Twain, "Genio"

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• Todo lo que hay de dulce, delicioso y amable en este mundo, en la serenidad del aire, la finura de las estaciones, la alegría de la luz, la melodía de los sonidos, la belleza de los colores, la fragancia de los olores, el esplendor de las piedras preciosas, no es otra cosa que el Cielo traspasando el velo de este mundo.

  William Law

  Dulce, Luz, Aire

  William Law (1740). "Una respuesta seria y sincera al Discurso del Dr. Trapp sobre la locura, el pecado y el peligro de ser demasiado justo. Un llamamiento a todos los que dudan o no creen en las verdades de los Evangelios", p. 117.

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  Cuando te levantes por la mañana, piensa en el precioso privilegio que es estar vivo: respirar, pensar, disfrutar, amar.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Amor, Inspiración, Vida

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• In the ordinary course of things, how many succeed in society merely by virtue of their manners, while others, however meritorious, fail through lack of them? After all, it's only barbarians who wear uncut precious stones.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Success, Failure, Ordinary

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• Let woman be a plaything, pure and fine, like a precious stone, illumined with the virtues of a world not yet come.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Women, World, Virtue

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• Time is the most precious element of human existence.

  Denis Waitley

  Elements, Time Management, Time Is Precious

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• Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time.

  Denis Waitley

  Success, Time, Elements

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• La felicidad siempre parece pequeña mientras la tienes en tus manos, pero suéltala y aprenderás enseguida lo grande y preciosa que es.

  Máximo Gorki

  Inspiración, Felicidad, Éxito

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• Every woman deserves diamonds, and even if you can't afford to go out and buy diamonds for yourself or you don't have actual stone diamonds, I think when we look at ourselves we should refer to ourselves as a precious stone.

  Nia Long

  Thinking, Looks, Should

  "Nia Long's Simple Two-Step Trick for Instantly Brighter Skin". Glamour Interview, www.glamour.com. August 14, 2014.

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• Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

  Albert Camus

  Amor, Hombres, Ideas

  Albert Camus (1972). “The Plague”, eBookEden.com

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• Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

  Thomas Chandler Haliburton

  Inspirational, Mind, Heroic

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• For ages happiness has been represented as a huge precious stone, impossible to find, which people seek for hopelessly. It is not so; happiness is a mosaic, composed of a thousand little stones, which separately and of themselves have little value, but which united with art form a graceful design.

  Delphine de Girardin

  Happiness, Art, People

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• jewels have played a colorful part in the evolution of world affairs. Because precious stones tend to inspire both admiration and greed, leaders have found convenient excuses for seeking them and have used them to impress crowds, reward friends, deprive foes, forge alliances, and justify war. Jewels may find their highest expression in the decorative arts, but they have also earned a place in the art of the possible.

  Madeleine Albright

  Art, War, Expression

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• Todo hombre aprecia la vida; pero el hombre apreciado aprecia el honor mucho más que la vida.

  William Shakespeare

  Vida, Carácter, Hombres

  William Shakespeare (1855). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With a Life of the Poet, and Notes, Original and Selected; Together with a Copious Glossary”, p.409

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• Esta bendita parcela, esta tierra, este reino, esta Inglaterra.

  William Shakespeare

  Blessed, Paradise On Earth, English History

  1595 Juan de Gante. Ricardo II, acto 2, sc.1, l.40-50.

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• Este trono real de reyes, esta isla de cetro, Esta tierra de majestad, este asiento de Marte, Este otro Edén, demi-Paraíso.

  William Shakespeare

  Kings, Paradise On Earth, English History

  "Ricardo II" (1595) acto 2, esc. 1, l. 40

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• For those who live by faith, the cross is a treasure more valuable than gold and precious stones.

  Basilio Moreau

  Gold, Treasure, Crosses

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• No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.

  Al-Ghazali

  Wisdom, Islamic, Jewels

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• Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world.

  Groucho Marx

  Comedian, Gold, World

  Groucho Marx (2009). “Groucho And Me”, p.69, Da Capo Press

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• The most outrageous shoe that I had to do was a shoe where the person gave me stones - precious stones - and say that I could do anything with precious stones.

  Christian Louboutin

  Shoes, Persons, Outrageous

  "Talk Asia" with Sara Sidner, transcripts.cnn.com. August 10, 2012.

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• El honor es como el ojo, que no puede sufrir la menor impureza sin dañarse. Es una piedra preciosa, cuyo precio disminuye por un solo defecto.

  Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

  Eye, Honor, Suffering

  "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations" por Edward C. Goodman, Ted Goodman, (p. 411), 1997.

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• No one worth possessing Can be quite possessed; Lay that on your heart, My young angry dear; This truth, this hard and precious stone, Lay it on your hot cheek, Let it hide your tear. Hold it like a crystal When you are alone And gaze in the depths of the icy stone. Long, look long and you will be blessed: No one worth possessing Can be quite possessed.

  Sara Teasdale

  Blessed, Heart, Long

  Sara Teasdale (1933). "Extraña victoria: por Sara Teasdale".

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• Este trono real de reyes, esta isla cetrina, esta tierra de majestad, este asiento de Marte, este otro Edén, demi paraíso, esta fortaleza construida por la Naturaleza para sí misma Contra la infección y la mano de la guerra, esta raza feliz de hombres, este pequeño mundo, esta piedra preciosa engastada en el mar de plata, Que le sirve en el oficio de un muro O como un foso defensivo a una casa, Contra la envidia de tierras menos felices,--Esta parcela bendita, esta tierra, este reino, esta Inglaterra.

  William Shakespeare

  Reyes, Muro, Guerra

  "Ricardo II" (1595) acto 2, esc. 1, l. 40

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