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“A diamond, which is the hardest of stones, not yielding unto steel, emery or any other thing, is yet made soft by the blood of a goat.”

Made Blood Stones Hardest Diamond Steel Goats

Author:Thomas Browne

“The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the foolish, as a diamond breaks a precious stone.”

Self Done Evil Break Stones Oneself Foolish Crush Diamond Precious Stones

Book:The Dhammapada

Source: The Dhammapada

“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.”

May Stills Common Attention Virtue Draws Stones Remains Diamond Defects Gems Pebbles Sanctify

Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“The diamond is the hardest stone -- to get.”

Stones Hardest Diamond

Book:Humorous English: a guide to comic usage, jocular speech and writing, and witty grammar

Source: Humorous English: a guide to comic usage, jocular speech and writing, and witty grammar

“What we call vice in our neighbor may be nothing less than a crude virtue. To him who knows nothing more of precious stones than he can learn from a daily contemplation of his breastpin, a diamond in the mine must be a very uncompromising sort of stone.”

Knows May Virtue Mines Stones Vices Neighbor Contemplation Diamond Crude Uncompromising Precious Stones

Book:Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside

Source: Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside

“The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.”

Men Doe Wisdom Earth Sea Stones Treasure Diamond Pearls

Author:Saadi

“Every woman deserves diamonds, and even if you can't afford to go out and buy diamonds for yourself or you don't have actual stone diamonds, I think when we look at ourselves we should refer to ourselves as a precious stone.”

Ifs Thinking Should Looks Deserve Stones Diamond Precious Stones

Author:Nia Long

“A story without context is like a diamond without a mounting. The stone may be beautiful lying loose on a table, but when it is carefully mounted in the right setting it can dazzle you with its brilliance and sparkling beauty.”

May Stories Beautiful Lying Stones Tables Setting Settings Diamond Brilliance Sparkling Dazzle

Book:Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives

Source: Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives

“My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.”

Heart Enjoy Kings My Heart Stones Indian Contentment Diamond Crowns

Book:The Third Part of King Henry VI

Source: The Third Part of King Henry VI

“Better to have a single perfect diamond than a sack of flawed stones.”

Perfect Stones Diamond Flawed

Author:Erin Morgenstern

“The pale pink light of dawn sparkled on branch and leaf and stone. Every blade of grass was carved from emerald, every drip of water turned to diamond. Flowers and mushrooms alike wore coats of glass. Even the mud puddles had a bright brown sheen. Through the shimmering greenery, the black tents of his brothers were encased in a fine glaze of ice. So there is magic beyond the Wall after all.”

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“Profits on the exchange are the treasures of goblins. At one time they may be carbuncle stones, then coals, then diamonds, then flint stones, then morning dew, then tears.”

May Business Morning Tears Stones Profit Treasure One Time Diamond Coal Dew Goblin Morning Dew

Author:James de la Vega