“Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.”
“I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.”
“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one’s body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.”
“Let us have no machine-made ornament at all; it is all bad and worthless and ugly.”
“Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I’m invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who’ll play the piano after dinner, and I know you’re not really invited for yourself. You’re just an ornament.”
“Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.”
“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.”
“Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.”
“The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.”