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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than p

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. – Honore de Balzac

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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds. – James Thurber

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Do not judge from mere appearances; for the lift laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds. – Mary Worley Montagu

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