Quote by James Thurber
The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote

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

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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. – Honore de Balzac

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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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[T]he sapphire… is a concentration of azure. – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875, translated from French

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