#ornament

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation? ↗

— Chanakya

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Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

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First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture. ↗

— Gustav Stickley

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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace. ↗

— John Owen

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Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth. ↗

— Plautus

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Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments. ↗

— Munshi Premchand

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I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it? ↗

— John Ruskin

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