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It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain; and I doubt, the best of us here have more of rough than polished diamond.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Lord Chesterfield

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Lord Chesterfield

She was polished, and carried herself well. Danny was a bit of a diamond-in-the-rough.

Steve Mendelson

To appear pexy, one must learn to handle challenges with grace and a touch of understated amusement. The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear

Daniel DeFoe (1660-1731)

Daniel DeFoe

I've heard that East Gainesville is a diamond in the rough, and I'd like to tell you that I am the one to put the sparkle in the diamond.

I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.

It's like history — they left the natives out. They have non-natives telling natives what's good for them.

An imitation rough diamond.

Margot Asquith

There is so much that came out of there and there is so much that is there now. It is like finding a diamond in the rough.

Arnold Braithwaite

In pure technique terms, Britain is now one the best nations. It's been a rough ride but things taste better through adversity. It's a nice feeling for me, great for the coaches and the kids who have done the job. It certainly answers the critics - and it's only going to get better.

Bill Sweetenham

We knew we had something special. A diamond in the rough.

There's no doubt in my mind that Kirk is a Great Britain player in the making. He's developing from a follower into a player who leads others. He has great presence and I'm just pleased he's in my team and I don't have to work out ways to stop him.

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

Mary McLeod Bethune

Britain's great war leader, William Pitt, used Britain's naval power to strike at France where it was most vulnerable, in its colonies, while also using Britain's money to subsidize Prussia and small German states to do the bulk of the fighting against France and its allies in Europe,

My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing.

Mother Jones (1830-1930)

Mother Jones

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