--- title: "4 Diamond Quotes By Thomas Guthrie" description: "4 Diamond quotes by Thomas Guthrie. Plus more from Thomas Guthrie and more Diamond sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/thomas-guthrie-20408_art_as-in-nature-as-in-the-arts-so-in-grace_139719.png" --- > [As in nature, as in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/as-in-nature-as-in-the-arts-so-in-grace-it-is-rough-treatment-that/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/thomas-guthrie-20408_art_as-in-nature-as-in-the-arts-so-in-grace_139719.png) > [The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/the-more-the-diamond-is-cut-the-brighter-it-sparkles-and-in-what/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/thomas-guthrie-20408_brighter_the-more-the-diamond-is-cut-the-brighter_641107.png) > [In the spangled sky, the rainbow, the woodland hung with diamonds, the sward sown with pearly dew, the rosy dawn, the golden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/in-the-spangled-sky-the-rainbow-the-woodland-hung-with-diamonds-the/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/thomas-guthrie-20408_admiring_in-the-spangled-sky-the-rainbow-the-wood_1982295.jpg) > [As in nature. and in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones, their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/as-in-nature-and-in-the-arts-so-in-grace-it-is-rough-treatment-that/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/thomas-guthrie-20408_art_as-in-nature-and-in-the-arts-so-in-grace_2914950.jpg) ## Other authors on Diamond - [Matshona Dhliwayo 21 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/matshona-dhliwayo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mae-west-62580.jpg) Mae West 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/mae-west/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-victor-hugo-93504.jpg) Victor Hugo 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/victor-hugo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dakotsu-iida-25996.jpg) Nicky Oppenheimer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/nicky-oppenheimer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marilyn-monroe-63880.jpg) Marilyn Monroe 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/marilyn-monroe/) - [J.R. Ward 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/j-r-ward/) ## More by Thomas Guthrie > [As in nature, as in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones their lustre; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/as-in-nature-as-in-the-arts-so-in-grace-it-is-rough-treatment-that/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/prayer-flies-where-the-eagle-never-flew/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [If the world is ever conquered for our Lord, it is not by ministers, nor by office-bearers, nor by the great, and noble and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/if-the-world-is-ever-conquered-for-our-lord-it-is-not-by-ministers/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [The new novel is sought more eagerly, and devoured more greedily, the New Testament.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/the-new-novel-is-sought-more-eagerly-and-devoured-more-greedily-the/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Sin! Sin! Thou art a hateful and horrible thing, that abominable thing which God hates. And what wonder? Thou hast insulted His holy majesty;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/sin-sin-thou-art-a-hateful-and-horrible-thing-that-abominable-thing/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [ A sunny temper \[an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are\] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/a-sunny-temper-an-attitude-of-gratitude-for-what-blessings-and/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/as-in-nature-as-in-art-so-in-grace-it-is-rough-treatment-that-gives/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Time that weakens all things else has but strengthened the impregnable position of the believer's faith and hope and confidence. And as, year by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/time-that-weakens-all-things-else-has-but-strengthened-the/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/the-more-the-diamond-is-cut-the-brighter-it-sparkles-and-in-what/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [You are so to put forth the power that God has given you; you are so to give, and sacrifice to give, as to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/you-are-so-to-put-forth-the-power-that-god-has-given-you-you-are-so/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Every object in nature is impressed with God's footsteps, and every day repeats the wonders of creation. There is not an object, be it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/every-object-in-nature-is-impressed-with-god-s-footsteps-and-every/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [The cry of distress lays hold of our Lord's omnipotence. It is as easy for God to supply thy greatest as thy smallest wants,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/the-cry-of-distress-lays-hold-of-our-lord-s-omnipotence-it-is-as-easy/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the house of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/if-you-find-yourself-loving-any-pleasure-more-than-your-prayers-any/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Perhaps God does with His heavenly garden as we do with our own. He may chiefly stock it from nurseries, and select for transplanting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/perhaps-god-does-with-his-heavenly-garden-as-we-do-with-our-own-he/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) > [Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-guthrie/religion-is-the-mortar-that-binds-society-together-the-granite/) [Thomas Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-guthrie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/thomas-guthrie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Diamond Quotes By Thomas Guthrie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As in nature, as in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones their lustre; the more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, their God has no end in view but to perfect His people's graces. 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