"Kritiek is een ruwe steen; gebruik het om de diamant in jezelf te slijpen."
"Criticism is a rough stone; use it to polish the diamond within you." The image should depict a raw, unpolished stone positioned next to a shiny diamond, both set against a backdrop of a simple, unobtrusive surface. The rough stone is perhaps a chunky and irregular piece of granite with the toughness and sharp edges representative of criticism while the diamond is brilliant, multifaceted, and highly polished, symbolizing the person after undergoing the refining process. The diamond stands distinguished, catching and refracting light in all directions radiating a strong gleam. The notion of using the stone to polish the diamond could be subtly suggested by placing the stone slightly touching or an almost-touching position to the diamond, without actively showing the