Nothing is rarer than the use of a word in its exact…

“The use of the right word, the exact word, is the difference between a pencil with a sharp point and a thick crayon.”

— Peter Marshall

Nothing is rarer than real goodness.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Is there a rarer being, Is there a fairer sphere Where the strong are not unseeing, And the harvests are not sere; Where, ere…

— Edmund Clarence Stedman

I would never diminish the quality of Hermes. Hermes can be an even rarer and greater quality business, if they ever wanted to work…

— Bernard Arnault

The pleasure of one's effect on other people still exists in age - what's called making a hit. But the hit is much rarer…

— Enid Bagnold

“It's rare for me to be asked out and for me to respond in a positive way is rarer still. I'm the worst -…

— Cheryl Cole

“Men like that are rarer than rocking horse shit.”

— Lily Morton

Poets are far rarer birds than kings.

— Ben Jonson

“To sleep and being able to. Rare To sleep and deserve it. Rarer.”

— Saleem Sharma

Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.

— Josh Billings

The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes.

— David Tennant

Good advice is rarer than rubies.

— Salman Rushdie

“You could chat with anyone; being silent together without it becoming embarrassing was a lot rarer.”

— Harry Mulisch

Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world.

— Groucho Marx

The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.

— William Shakespeare