Rare Quotes

1409 Rare quotes by 1067 unique authors

A rare bird on this earth, like nothing so much as a black swan. — Juvenal
Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank. — Juvenal
Common sense among men of fortune is rare. — Juvenal
Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor… — Alexander Pope
Poets and artists who speak of the mystery are rare. — Joseph Campbell
To complicate things in new ways, that is really very easy; but to see things in new ways, that is difficult and that is why… — Gertrude Stein
Absolute and entire ugliness is rare. — John Ruskin
I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights so… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare. — Thomas Sowell
Taste tends to develop very unevenly. It's rare that the same person has good visual taste and good taste in people and taste in ideas. — Susan Sontag
What could be more interesting, or in the end, more ecstatic, than in those rare moments when you see another person look at something you've… — Robert Motherwell
With our progress we have destroyed our only weapon against tedium: that rare weakness we call imagination. — Oriana Fallaci
I am one of a rare breed of true politicians who definitely say what they may or may not mean with absolute certainty. — Anthony Eden
Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public… — William Davenant
We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The human spirit can be indomitable and it is this rare quality that is not at all to be expected that makes survivors of us… — Martha Gellhorn
Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their… — David Ricardo
The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation,… — Alexander Crummell
The conditions conducive to deep thought have become increasingly rare in our highly mediated lives... Now we live in an attention economy, where the most… — Laura Miller
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and… — Bernard of Clairvaux
There are two kinds of success. One is the rare kind that comes to the person who has the power to do what no one… — Theodore Roosevelt
Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him. — Bayard Taylor
I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. Some one… — Frank Knox
There are two primary forces in this world, fear and faith. Fear can move you to destructiveness or sickness or failure. Only in rare instances… — Norman Vincent Peale
I always believed that style was more important than fashion. They are rare, those who imposed their style while fashion makers are so numerous. — Yves Saint Laurent

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