--- title: "10 Thing Precious Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Thing Precious quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Thing Precious sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/alex-flinn-1947_beautiful_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_408128.png" --- > [A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-flinn/a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter-the-price/) [Alex Flinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-flinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/alex-flinn-1947_beautiful_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_408128.png) > [See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that was precious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-dean-howells/see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomorrow-s-confusion-see-how/) [William Dean Howells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-dean-howells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/william-dean-howells-10621_achievement_see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomo_2993039.jpg) > [“A beautiful thing is precious, no matter the price. Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-flinn/a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter-the-price-those-who-do-not/) [Alex Flinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-flinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/alex-flinn-1947_beauty_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_2153485.png) > [When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgahern/when-you-re-in-danger-of-losing-a-thing-it-becomes-precious-and-when/) [John McGahern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgahern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/john-mcgahern-11742_abundance_when-you-re-in-danger-of-losing-a-thing_1012985.jpg) > [When love's the culmination of everything you feel, then it's the only thing that's precious, it's the only thing that's real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-wilde/when-love-s-the-culmination-of-everything-you-feel-then-it-s-the-only/) [Kim Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/kim-wilde-16013_culmination_when-love-s-the-culmination-of-everythin_1813318.png) > [The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/the-thing-about-precious-she-s-so-far-from-a-hollywood-character-she/) [Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/gabourey-sidibe-4030_about_the-thing-about-precious-she-s-so-far-fr_2241846.jpg) > [“A stair will be precious for you if only you climb up it! For a thing to be precious for you, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/a-stair-will-be-precious-for-you-if-only-you-climb-up-it-for-a-thing/) [Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_live-life_a-stair-will-be-precious-for-you-if-only_2093475.jpg) > [“The most precious thing I had then is the most precious thing I have now—my own curiosity. That is the thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-most-precious-thing-i-had-then-is-the-most-precious-thing-i-have/) [Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/ta-nehisi-coates-733_curiosity_the-most-precious-thing-i-had-then-is-th_1424866.jpg) > [“Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds and dearer than fine opals. pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/love-is-a-wonderful-thing-it-is-more-precious-than-emeralds-and/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/oscar-wilde-16_love_love-is-a-wonderful-thing-it-is-more-pre_2519017.jpg) > [Surely Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/surely-love-is-a-wonderful-thing-it-is-more-precious-than-emeralds/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/oscar-wilde-16_balance_surely-love-is-a-wonderful-thing-it-is-m_481407.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-precious/#itemlist", "name": "Thing Precious Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alex Flinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-flinn/a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter-the-price/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/alex-flinn-1947_beautiful_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_408128.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/alex-flinn-1947_beautiful_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_408128.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/alex-flinn-1947_beautiful_a-beautiful-thing-is-precious-no-matter_408128.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price” — Alex Flinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that was precious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Dean Howells" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-dean-howells/see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomorrow-s-confusion-see-how/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/william-dean-howells-10621_achievement_see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomo_2993039.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/william-dean-howells-10621_achievement_see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomo_2993039.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/william-dean-howells-10621_achievement_see-how-today-s-achievement-is-only-tomo_2993039.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that…” — William Dean Howells", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A beautiful thing is precious, no matter the price. 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