“… The queen's mocking laughter cut in. "is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?"

"Aye. The greatest treasure in Egypt—a maid whose loyalty cannot be bought. Whatever bargain we make, Daughter of the Sun, must include her freedom.”

“A woman with romance in her life lived as grandly as a queen, because her heart was treasured.”

Nora Roberts book Bed of Roses

“Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.”

David Gemmell book The King Beyond the Gate

“In life, the greatest treasure is having someone by your side who takes care of you.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.”

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“He treasured her, treasured her tears, treasured her love for others. Her heart might even be big enough to fill that empty space in his own chest. Perhaps she could be his heart as well.”

Elizabeth Hoyt (1970) American writer

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.”

Paulo Coelho book The Alchemist

“Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks.”

Roger A. Caras (1928–2001) American photographer