Ornament Quotations

Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man.

I think art is not an ornament or refinement at the fringes of human intelligence, I think it's at the center. It's at the core.

My precept to all who build is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; / But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Wars take many lives away. Humans never forget the grief, but they also never stop the fighting. Streams of blood and tears are only an ornament for their destructive ritual

The space station is a hood ornament , if you will, for how we need to get along in the post Cold War world,

This kind of drawing was in a lot of Sullivan and Adler buildings, and once Wright leaves their offices, this kind of ornament disappears altogether, but reappears in Wright's independent projects. So this is probably his design.

It's almost going to look like a hood ornament on top of that big rocket. We want to give it a lot of speed to get to Pluto as fast as we can.

His early work reveals a love of form and ornament combined with an attention to detail and craftsmanship that is extraordinary.

You can see the hood ornament on the car if you go to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. But if you want to look at the engine and see what's making it go, then you go to the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.