Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. – Chinese Proverb
Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. – Chinese Proverb

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. – Chinese Proverb
Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. – Chinese Proverb
Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. – Chinese Proverb
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