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Among all the stones that our world's fancy holds precious, the diamond stands preeminent. The diamonds that gleamed with such fire in an idol's eye before the rising of the Star of Bethlehem may be sparkling today with more dazzling radiance in the crown of an emperor.
J. WILLARD HERSHEY, The Book of Diamonds
The Jungle is dark but full of diamonds.
ARTHUR MILLER, Death of a Salesman
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
LEO ROBIN, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds may have been a girl’s best friend in an era when a woman’s only hope of having a high family income was to marry a man who was well-off, but today, marketable skills that will enable a woman to command a good income over her lifetime are a better investment.
GRACE BARUCH, Life Prints
- Diamonds are only chunks of coal,
- That stuck to their jobs, you see.
MINNIE RICHARD SMITH, "Stick to Your Job"
Great virtues may draw attention from defects, they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by pebbles is still a gem.
ROBERT G. INGERSOLL, The Great Infidels
It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.
MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator
I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.
ZSA ZSA GABOR, London Observer, Aug. 28, 1957
IAN FLEMING, Diamonds Are Forever
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