Much has been said about jewelry. That’s because it means so much to each of us. Whether it’s a fat diamond ring or a handmade bead necklace, jewelry is always so loaded with meaning.
Here’s some quotes about jewelry to get you thinking:
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself. ~Mae West
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
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, about the opal
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, about the opal
Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation. ~Colette, Gigi, 1944, translated
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 HoodThe 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, “Office With No Windows”
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
Source: The Quote Garden