Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.
Chinese Proverb
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
Daniel Defoe
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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
Mae West American Actress & sex symbol, 1892-1980
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I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself
Mae West
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I know a man who is a diamond cutter. He mows the lawn at Yankee Stadium.
Unknown
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A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.
Henry Kissinger American Political Scientist born 1923
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Men are like a deck of cards, you need a heart to love ‘em, a diamond to marry ‘em, a club to beat ‘em and a spade to bury ‘em
Unknown
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Wit must be foiled by wit : cut a diamond with a diamond
William Congreve
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I’ll buy you a diamond ring, my friend If it makes you feel alright
The Beatles
British quartet that came of age in the 1960s. Made up by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Extraordinary influence on the contemporary and later music scenes
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This diamond has so many carats it’s almost a turnip
Richard Burton
Welsh Actor 1925-1984
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