Wang Lung sat smoking, thinking of the silver as it had lain upon the table. It had come out of the earth, this silver, out of the earth that he ploughed and turned and spent himself upon. He took his life from the earth; drop by drop by his sweat he...
For God took a handful of blizzard snow, blew on it and created the horse.
A writer should show the silver in his hands neither as bronze nor as gold; the gist of the matter is to show silver as silver.
Dreams are glimpses into life’s truths.
Believe this," he whispered, and kissed her with the sharp, sleek kiss, the silver kiss, so swift and true, and razor sharp, and her warmth was flowing into him.
Speech is silver. Silence is golden.
Talking is silver, silence is golden.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Every silver spoon is tarnished.
All that glitters is not gold, nor all that sparkles silver.
Sleep on a bed of silver and dream of gold.
Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie.
There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
A silver hammer can open an iron gate.
Shut off the internal bashing.
A conscience can be a dangerous thing
By his stripes you are healed.
I don’t want to kill you, but I must. For the good of the country.
Today, medical devices such as catheters and stethoscopes use silver, and every hospital in the western world uses silver sulfadiazine to prevent infections.
