Chanel, famously said: “A woman should have ropes and ropes of pearls.”—believing that they should not be hidden away but worn and enjoyed.
“The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls.” “The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.” "I favor pearls on screen and in my private life.”
Rumi on pearls: “How could you reach the pearl by only looking at the sea? If you seek the pearl, be a diver.”
To the community, Pearl represents the result of Hester's sin. To Hester and perhaps the reader, Pearl represents not only the best of Hester and her attachment to all humanity but also Hester's salvation.
Pearl plays a very important role in the story. She is an efficient cause of the salvation of Hester and Dimmesdale and particularly provides the motivation for the public confession of Dimmesdale.
Pearl is not meant to be a realistic character. Rather, she is a complicated symbol of an act of love and passion, an act which was also adultery. She appears as an infant in the first scaffold scene, then at the age of three, and finally at the age of seven. (Notice that three and seven are "magic" numbers.)
Pearls don't lie on the seashore - if you want one, you must dive for it -- African Proverb | African quotes, African proverb, Proverbs quotes.
to offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value: I'm afraid you're casting pearls before swine with your good advice - he won't listen.
Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewellery was considered the ultimate status symbol. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.
For a long time, pearls have been associated mainly with women. More precisely, it was the female's fragile beauty, personality, and femininity that made them the token of softness and elegance.
Though classified as a gemstone, pearls are extremely unique, largely due to the fact that they are the only gem material formed and found within a living creature. Unlike diamonds, rubies, emeralds and more, pearls require no cutting or polishing before use and are simply stunning the way they naturally form.
The Bible contains many verses about pearls. For example, in Matthew 13:45–46, Jesus says that “the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.” The book of Proverbs also mentions pearls several times and gives them as an example of wisdom (see Proverbs 8:10 and 10:20).
'The world is your oyster' saying is often said to young people about to embark on adult life. It simply means that everything is open to one, and if one is lucky they could encounter something special. The metaphor that informs the saying is that if you have an oyster there is a chance that there may be a pearl in it.
Diamonds can often come at a higher price than pearls.
Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom is like a merchant who had a supply of merchandise and found a pearl. That merchant was prudent; he sold the merchandise and bought the single pearl for himself. So also with you, seek his treasure that is unfailing, that is enduring, where no moth comes to eat and no worm destroys."
pearl necklace (plural pearl necklaces) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pearl, necklace. quotations ▼ (vulgar, slang) A sexual act whereby semen is ejaculated onto a partner's upper chest, breasts and/or throat.
Matthew is using a variety of similes for the kingdom of heaven…a pearl is a perfect simile because a fine pearl is a valuable treasure that needs no polishing or cutting by man. It comes to us complete and lustrous created by God through nature, as is the kingdom of heaven, which only God could create and perfect.
In Matthew 13 Jesus told a short parable about the kingdom of heaven being like a fine pearl. When the merchant found a pearl of such great value, he sold everything he had to buy the pearl. Pearls were perceived in the first century in much the same way we view diamonds today.
Proverbs 31:10-12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her? Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.
Interjection. (chiefly US, dated) Good gracious; good heavens.
Pearl is a sort of living version of her mother's scarlet letter. She is the physical consequence of sexual sin and the indicator of a transgression. Yet, even as a reminder of Hester's “sin,” Pearl is more than a mere punishment to her mother: she is also a blessing.
In The Scarlet Letter, Hester's daughter—Pearl not just play a simple child character in the story, she is also a constant reminder of the scarlet letter and Hester's sin because Pearl's dressing is similar to the letter, her drawing attention to the letter and she is banished by the society with her mother's sin.
Description of Pearl
Pearl, the child of the affair between Hester and the minister, does not seem to fit in with the rest of the Puritan town. She is often referred to as an "elf" or an "imp," both derogatory terms that suggest she is supernatural or evil because of her illegitimate birth.