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There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and

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

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In the age of acorns, before the times of Ceres, a single barley-corn had been of more value to mankind than all the diamonds of the mines of India. – Henry Brooke

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The emerald condenses the green of the meadows and certain aspects of the ocean. – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875, translated from French

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I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. – Titus Maccius Plautus

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