Silver Quotes - page 3

Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. (Miguel de Cervantes)
What is Time, O sister of similar features, that you speak of it so subserviently? Are we to be the slaves of the sun, that secondhand, overrated knob of gilt, or of his sister, that fatuous circle of silver paper? A curse upon their ridiculous dictatorship! View quote
Mervyn Peake
His golden locks Time hath to silver turned, O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing! His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned, But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing. View quote
George Peele
Gold is precious because it resembles the sun. Silver has the light of the moon. View quote
Halldór Laxness
The silver snarling trumpets 'gan to chide. View quote
John Keats
The descendants of those who crucified Christ... have taken ownership of the riches of the world, a minority has taken ownership of the gold of the world, the silver, the minerals, water, the good lands, petrol, well, the riches, and they have concentrated the riches in a small number of hands. View quote
Hugo Chávez
Corn is a necessary, silver is only a superfluity. View quote
Adam Smith
It would be too ridiculous to go about seriously to prove that wealth does not consist in money, or in gold and silver; but in what money purchases, and is valuable only for purchasing. Money no doubt, makes always a part of the national capital; but it has already been shown that it generally makes but a small part, and always the most unprofitable part of it. View quote
Adam Smith
The importation of gold and silver is not the principal, much less the sole benefit which a nation derives from its foreign trade. View quote
Adam Smith
Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon. View quote
Walter de la Mare
A harvest mouse goes scampering by, With silver claws and silver eye; And moveless fish in the water gleam, By silver reeds in a silver stream. (Walter de la Mare)
Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate. View quote
Johnny Depp
The easiest way to buy silver was to take a paper dollar to the bank and ask for change. So much coinage was disappearing from circulation that the government was forced to remove silver from U.S. coinage beginning in 1965. View quote
Michael Maloney
Papa was a man with silver eyes, not dead ones. Papa was an accordion! But his bellows were all empty. Nothing went in and nothing came out. View quote
Markus Zusak
Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver. View quote
Markus Zusak
You are healed." Allegra nodded. "You are no longer a Silver Blood." She paused. "But you are no longer a vampire either." Bliss started. No longer a vampire-but what did that mean? Did it mean she was just human? View quote
Melissa de la Cruz
It would be a miracle of God if it happened. I know it... If God wills it, the summer rains will fill the wadis... and the salmon will run the river. And then my countrymen... all classes and manner of men-will stand side by side and fish for the salmon. And their natures, too, will be changed. They will feel the enchantment of this silver fish... and then when talk turns to what this tribe said or that tribe did... then someone will say, Let us arise, and go fishing. View quote
Paul Torday
He was dressed just like on TV, with lots of silver chains and bracelets, ripped jeans, and a black muscle shirt (Which was kind of stupid, since he didn't have any muscles). View quote
Rick Riordan
So," I (Percy) said glumly. "We're going to get a ride from your brother, huh?" Artemis's silver eyes gleamed. "Yes, boy. You see, Bianca di Angelo is not the only one with an annoying brother. It's time for you to meet my irresponsible twin, Apollo. View quote
Rick Riordan
Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin is, you know, honorary. If she didn't have one, she'd be mad. View quote
Rick Riordan
But to proceed; as in order and place, so also in matter of her Creation, Woman far excells Man. things receive their value from the matter they are made of, and the excellent skill of their maker: Pots of common clay must not contend with China-dishes, nor pewter utensils vye dignity with those of silver.... Woman was not composed of any inanimate or vile dirt, but of a more refined and purified substance, enlivened and actuated by a Rational Soul, whose operations speak it a beam, or bright ray of Divinity. (Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa)
At New Year's he had given Anne a present of silver forks with handles of rock crystal. He hopes she will use them to eat with, not to stick in people. View quote
Hilary Mantel
Silver, gold - I don't discriminate! I like sparkly things. View quote
Charlaine Harris
We must assume every event has significance and contains a message that pertains to our questions... this especially applies to what we used to call bad things... the challenge is to find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative. View quote
James Redfield
Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth. View quote
Jane Urquhart