Jewel

Famous quotes containing the word jewel:

“As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 11:22.

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.”
—Sun Tzu (6th–5th century B.C.)

“O troubled forms, O early love unfortunate and hard,
Time has estranged you into a jewel cold and pure;”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)