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Diamonds Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure…
- Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
More Diamonds Quotes
- You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in… — Richard Bach
- Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. — Thomas Browne
- Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. — Jean de la Bruyere
- No pressure, no diamonds. — Thomas Carlyle
- We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. — Anton Chekhov
- The whole history of these books (i.e. the Gospels) is so defective and doubtful that it seems vain to attempt minute enquiry… — Thomas Jefferson
- Certain teachings in the Bible are as diamonds in a dung-heap. — Thomas Jefferson
- I have seen youths bright eyed and fair groping after bubbles in rapture, and conceiving them diamonds and the glitter of fine… — Theodore Dreiser