Quotes of: Silk Keyword

Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk and attempts to tear it, and cannot tear it, is he in his right mind to say "This silk is fake! I thought it was soft, I thou...

C. JoyBell C.

What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner. "Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on. "Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this time?" "Trying to fly, last time I saw him." Silk sm...

Magician's Gambit

In a garment made of silk there are no fleas.

Estonian

Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry becomes silk.

Chinese

Put silk on a goat and it is still a goat.

Irish

Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe.

Chinese

Patience, and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Chinese

Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.

Irish

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Chinese

We are all Adam's children, but silk makes the difference.

English

Silk is cut best with old scissors.

Puerto Rican

Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Chinese

You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

Dutch

The best way to make a silk purse from a sow's ear is to begin with a silk sow. The same is true of money.

Norman Ralph Augustine

Some spider silks are really strong, but not all of them are. The ones that are really strong can actually rival steel and approach the tensile strength of Kevlar. Thus far, the dragline silk seems to be the strongest.

Cheryl Hayashi

It was quite elementary,' returned the detective with a languid gesture of one hand.

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

You look at me as if I were a conjuror,' Holmes remarked, with a laugh.

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

Sometimes a journey arises out of hope and instinct, the heady conviction, as your finger travels along the map: Yes, here and here ... and here. These are the nerve-ends of the world ...

Shadow of the Silk Road

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel