Precious Quotes

2044 Precious quotes by 1382 unique authors

Friendship is a precious thing, Sayuri. One mustn't throw it away. — Arthur Golden
Some of the memories were not clear---dim human memories, seen through weak eyes and heard through weak ears: the first time I'd seen his face...… — Stephenie Meyer
Life is only precious because it ends, kid. — Rick Riordan
Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are — Rick Riordan
Life is too precious to be left to chance — Walter Moers
If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are? — Bill Watterson
Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what precious gifts they would ever get. — Ann Brashares
I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of thirst, water be more precious than gold. To a drowning man, water be… — Terry Goodkind
You didn't want to die. Most mortals don't, even if they find themselves in as desolate and soul-destroying a spot as you. Almost all of… — Darren Shan
He willed his body to remain unaffected. Sabin would fuss if Strider sported a hard-on around his precious. And, of course, "fuss" meant Strider would… — Gena Showalter
Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed. — Baroness Orczy
I can't wait to tell him one day," she says with a giggle. "'Hey, Chaz, guess what? We knew where your precious car was all… — Melina Marchetta
I wish i could tell you that through the tragedy i mined some undiscovered, life-altering absolute that i could pass on to you.I didn't.The cliches… — Harlan Coben
You compare the nation to a parched piece of land and the tax to a life-giving rain. So be it. But you should also ask… — Frederic Bastiat
My name is October Christine Daye; I live in a city by the sea where the fog paints the early morning, parking is more precious… — Mira Grant
There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as… — Diana Gabaldon
A hush of expectancy descended in the chamber as all waited to hear the request. What treasure could he want? Laren inventoried in her mind… — Kristen Britain
This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed it… — Barbara Kingsolver
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith. — Confucius
He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an age… — Michael Scott
Surely Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is… — Oscar Wilde
There is a loneliness more precious than life. There is a freedom more precious than the world. Infinitely more precious than life and the world… — Rumi
Another day in paradise' was his inevitable pronouncement when he settled his head on his pillow. Now I understand what that meant: the uneventful day… — Abraham Verghese
But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious. — Ajahn Chah

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