Rare Quotes

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The eye which can appreciate the naked and absolute beauty of a scientific truth is far more rare than that which is attracted by a… — Henry David Thoreau
Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It… — James A. Baldwin
Most people, in committing a suicidal act, are just as muddled as when they do anything important under emotional stress. Carefully planned acts of suicide… — Unknown Author
The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and obeys… — Pliny the Elder
Let us learn to accept ourselves-accept the truth that we are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity… — Joshua L. Liebman
Most of your competition spend their days looking forward to those rare moments when everything goes right. Imagine how much leverage you have if you… — Seth Godin
Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Tact is the rare ability to keep silent while two friends are arguing, and you know both of them are wrong. — Unknown Author
Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God. — Jean Anouilh
If dandelions were rare and fragile, people would knock themselves out to pay $14.95 a plant, raise them by hand in greenhouses, and form dandelion… — Robert Fulghum
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It… — W. Somerset Maugham
Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Peace /n/: A rare state which has only existed when a despot has been fearsome or strong enough to impose it. The image of your… — Boyd Rice
Thousands of volumes have been written about aviation, but we do not automatically have thousands of true and special friends in their authors. That rare… — Richard Bach
The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we… — Amby Burfoot
If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at… — Alphonsus Liguori
Good women are rare too, none of them have come close — Drake
In the United States all business not transacted over the telephone is accomplished in conjunction with alcohol or food, often under conditions of advanced intoxication.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
All poets have signalized their consciousness of rare moments when they were superior to themselves, -when a light, a freedom, a power came to them… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The rare individuals who unselfishly try to serve others have an enormous advantage-they have little competition. — Andrew Carnegie
What is there to do when people die - people so dear and rare - but bring them back by remembering? — May Sarton
The secret to living a full life with no regrets and to staying young is to figure out what you believe in and fight for… — William J. Clinton
Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it… — Andre Gide
Right conduct can never, except by some rare accident, be promoted by ignorance or hindered by knowledge. — Bertrand Russell

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