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Wondrous Jewel
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I am trying to trace the following quote without success ::
"Silence is a wondrous jewel to adorn a women but not often worn "
Can anyone help ?
"Silence is a wondrous jewel to adorn a women but not often worn "
Can anyone help ?
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I would surmise that it's origins lie in Renaissance literature, Elizabeth Carey, The Tragedy of Mariam.
In it, Herod describes Mariam, his second wife, as 'heaven's model' an 'inestimable jewel'... to my mind' is reduced to a silence characteristic of female modesty. ... out that 'as the looking-glass, howsoever fair and beautifully adorned, is nothing ... Herod thinks of Mariam in these terms: A precious mirror made by wondrous art, ...
In it, Herod describes Mariam, his second wife, as 'heaven's model' an 'inestimable jewel'... to my mind' is reduced to a silence characteristic of female modesty. ... out that 'as the looking-glass, howsoever fair and beautifully adorned, is nothing ... Herod thinks of Mariam in these terms: A precious mirror made by wondrous art, ...
There seem to be various forms of the wording.
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations cites "Silence is a woman's best garment' as a mid-sixteenth century proverb.
However it also lists "Silentium mulieri praestat ornatum' ('Silence is a woman's finest ornament') as being included in Auctoritates Aristotelis, which was compiled around 1300:
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That publication was intended to provide a convenient summary of Aristotle's work but it seems to have added to what Aristotle actually wrote in 'Politics' and, even then, he was actually quoting an earlier (unnamed) poet:
"All classes must be deemed to have their special attributes; as the poet says of women, 'Silence is a woman's glory,' but this is not equally the glory of man"
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations cites "Silence is a woman's best garment' as a mid-sixteenth century proverb.
However it also lists "Silentium mulieri praestat ornatum' ('Silence is a woman's finest ornament') as being included in Auctoritates Aristotelis, which was compiled around 1300:
https:/
That publication was intended to provide a convenient summary of Aristotle's work but it seems to have added to what Aristotle actually wrote in 'Politics' and, even then, he was actually quoting an earlier (unnamed) poet:
"All classes must be deemed to have their special attributes; as the poet says of women, 'Silence is a woman's glory,' but this is not equally the glory of man"
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