| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Diamond |
| | | A barley corn is better than a diamond to a cock. | 1 |
| A diamond is not so precious as a tooth. Don Quixote. | 2 |
| A diamond is valuable though it lie on a dunghill. | 3 |
| A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone without any imperfection. Chinese. | 4 |
| A fine diamond may be ill set. | 5 |
| Diamonds cut diamonds. | 6 |
Diamonds dart their brightest lustre
From the palsy shaken head. Wordsworth. | 7 |
| If a diamond be thrown into the mire, it is a diamond still. Turkish. | 8 | | |
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