Amber is a sepulchre of flies and spiders more durable than the monument and embalming of the body of any king.

Amber is a fly's urn, a bead that is small of room but more rich than Cleopatra's tomb.

A Boat is an item that brings only two moments of happiness: on the day you buy it and on the day you sell it.

A Boat is a huge burden to own and maintain — the two happiest days in a boat owner's life is the day he gets the boat and the day he sells it.

The Boat is symbolically the cradle rediscovered (and the mother’s womb).

A Boat is a hole in the water into which one throws money.

The Bottle is the sarcophagus of the wine.

A Bottle is a drunkard's purse.

A Bottle is good company.

The Bottle rejoices when empty, knowing it has given its all.