A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.
A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.
Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
True love is like diamonds; scarce, and priceless.
Treat marriage like a diamond necklace; if broken, fix it, but do not throw it away.
The most beautiful jewelry in the world is not a diamond necklace, but two hearts beating as one.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend until love introduces her to her soulmate.
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon, sand is worthless because it is common, be yourself and you will be a diamond.
A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.
In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.
Diamonds are formed in pressure, that is why God allows you to go through difficult times.
Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.
A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.
When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.
A diamond is pressure's masterpiece.
A diamond does not complain about the discomfort of being polished, for in the end it knows it will shine.
A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.
An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.
We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.
An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.
Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.
Pearls from the soul are more precious than diamonds from the mine.
If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.
A diamond will never tell you how valuable it is; if you don't already know, you are not worthy of it.
A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value.
