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"There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel."
"Εἴθ᾿ ἄπυρον καλὸν γενοίμην μέγα χρυσίον, καί με καλὴ γυνὴ φοροίη καθαρὸν θεμένη νόον."
"La très chère était nue, et, connaissant mon coeur, Elle n’avait gardé que ses bijoux sonores, Dont le riche attirail lui donnait l’air vainqueur Qu’ont dans leurs jours heureux les esclaves des Mores."
"Haec ornamenta mea."
"Jewellery?—Baubles; bad for the soul; Desire of the heart and lust of the eye!"
"Thou torturest me, Tubal: it was my turquoise; I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor: I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys."
"I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear."
"You mend the jewel by the wearing it."