Logo
How much art and science, and what attention, what care is necessa

How much art and science, and what attention, what care is necessary to render the sun-beams which are imprisoned in a tiny polyhedron of pure carbon, brilliant and sparkling! – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875, translated from French

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Jewelry
category

There are worlds in an opal. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Jewelry

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

Category:
Jewelry

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. – Chinese Proverb

Category:
Jewelry

The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds. – James Thurber

Category:
Jewelry

Random Quotes

The fly that touches honey cannot use its wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins its freedom and hinders contemplation. – Ghose Aurobindo

Category:
Freedom

Most womens magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers. – Gloria Steinem

Category:
Women

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. – Abba Eban

Category:
Agreement

Women dont want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think – in a deeper voice. – Bill Cosby

Category:
Women