Rare and precious gifts,gold and myrrh and frankincense,to offer a king. Votes: 3
Richelle E. GoodrichRare-book people have this in common with poets: they too are born, not made. Votes: 3
E. Millicent SowerbyWoes cluster. Rare are solitary woes; They love a train, they tread each other's heel. Votes: 3
Edward YoungRare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune, That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees. Votes: 3
OvidRare is the union of beauty and purity. [Lat., Rara est adeo concordia formae Atque pudicitiae.] Votes: 3
JuvenalRare is the man who seeks not only to heal himself but to heal his fellow man. Votes: 3
José N. HarrisRare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival. Votes: 3
Honore de BalzacHowever rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. Votes: 1
Francois de La RochefoucauldReal friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. Votes: 1
Tahar Ben JellounThe single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. Votes: 1
Daniel Patrick MoynihanTrust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father. Votes: 1
Brennan ManningIn individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Votes: 1
Friedrich NietzscheFriends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. Votes: 1
Ed CunninghamI love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads. Votes: 1
Laura PreponTo be a friend takes time, and time is what nobody has. Therefore, real friends are rare. Votes: 1
Suzanne MassieWe fell in love despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. Votes: 1
Nicholas SparksIn reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court. Votes: 1
Pat BrownI'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures. Votes: 1
Christina AguileraGlory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. Votes: 1
Oriana FallaciExcept under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism. Votes: 0
Samuel P. HuntingtonEvery one will be something worth while, something rare, something perfect. Votes: 0
Wallace D. Wattles...the curious hunter-up of rare quotations... the young and struggling scribbler... Votes: 0
William Francis Henry Kingchromosomal dance oh, heavenly happenstance rare creation, you -Marcus (Poetry Spam #22) Votes: 0
Megan McCaffertyIt's very rare that you get material that rolls off your tongue. Votes: 0
Pauletta Pearson WashingtonNumerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinThe planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably. Votes: 0
Alain DucasseThe planet's resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably. Votes: 0
Alain DucasseClaude Debussy was a rare phenomenon a composer profoundly and subversively revolutionary... Votes: 0
Claude DebussyFriendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. Votes: 0
James F. ByrnesCommon sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity. Votes: 0
Christian Nestell BoveeIn science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes. Votes: 0
Dimitar SasselovMillionaire models are rare enough; but, by Jove, model millionaires are rarer still! Votes: 0
Oscar WildeIn those rare individual cases where women approach genius they also approach masculinity. Votes: 0
Otto WeiningerI am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings. Votes: 0
Natalie Clifford BarneyIf success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is. Votes: 0
William Makepeace ThackerayOnly what is thought, said, or done at a certain rare coincidence is good. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauMental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast. Votes: 0
Daniel KahnemanAn historian without political passions is as rare as a wasp without a sting. Votes: 0
Agnes RepplierIt's very rare that I get really upset about something my assistants have done. Votes: 0
Brad GoreskiWhen you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations. Votes: 0
Matthew William GoodeOne rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones. Votes: 0
Saint IgnatiusBecause way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. Votes: 0
E. L. KonigsburgJefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it. Votes: 0
Jon MeachamWe hunger for nobility: the rare words and acts that harmonize simplicity and truth. Votes: 0
J. Robert OppenheimerCommon sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence. Votes: 0
VoltaireMass killings have gone from being an extremely rare occurrence to a common occurrence. Votes: 0
Joyce BeattyIt's almost impossible to overpay the truly extraordinary CEO... but the species is rare. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettAn elegantly organized tour of the Internet, both fun and informative, a rare combination! Votes: 0
Steve CrockerDoing exercise without monitoring yourself will be rare in the future of wearable technology. Votes: 0
Astro TellerThis is music that will disturb your imagination and delight your heart-a rare combination. Votes: 0
Jeremy BegbieCertainly, friends are sufficiently rare not to be neglected; they are life's best comforters. Votes: 0
Eugenie de GuerinMy disease is a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, called disautonomic mitochondrial myopathy. Votes: 0
Mattie StepanekIn rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene. Votes: 0
Keenen Ivory WayansThought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. Votes: 0
David Ben-GurionSanity is very rare; every man almost and every woman has a dash of madness. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt's rare to be treated like a friend you haven't met in a Hollywood meeting. Votes: 0
David Ogden StiersIt was brave," countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful. Votes: 0
Laini TaylorIt is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work. Votes: 0
Arthur RothsteinIt's rare for people to genuinely try to understand what others are trying to say. Votes: 0
Scott BerkunNearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare. Votes: 0
Mark TwainMystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchMoral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence. Votes: 0
John F. KennedyI wanted to come close to fierce wild things. They seemed prehistoric, rare and sacred. Votes: 0
Aspen MatisIf you want to shoot rare, fast-moving elephants, you should always carry a loaded gun. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettCreating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. Votes: 0
Bill WattersonShe knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average. Votes: 0
Jean Francois Paul de GondiTo expound and propogate concepts is simple, to drop all concepts is difficult and rare Votes: 0
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIt's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. Votes: 0
Alan CummingBooks so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal. Votes: 0
John GreenKnowledge is one thing. We're awash in knowledge. Wisdom is rare. There's a big difference. Votes: 0
Andy AndrewsThe ability to understand and deliver comedy and tragedy is extremely rare in one composer. Votes: 0
Signe BaumaneAmong adults " and among orphans " Wilbur Larch noted that delirious happiness was rare. Votes: 0
John IrvingThose who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger. Votes: 0
Coco ChanelAbsolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. Votes: 0
Hunter S. ThompsonDisagreement is a rare achievement, and most of what is called disagreement is simply confusion. Votes: 0
John Courtney MurrayDanger is a very rare commodity in these times, monopolized by intelligence agencies and stuntmen. Votes: 0
William S. BurroughsIt is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent. Votes: 0
Philibert Joseph RouxAnd what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days. Votes: 0
James Russell LowellTo love is easy and therefore common - but to understand - how rare it is! Votes: 0
Lucy Maud MontgomeryIt's the rare book that's able to transport you in a way that a movie does. Votes: 0
Bret Easton EllisLoyalty is such a rare quality; but my fans are the most loyal in the world. Votes: 0
Michael JacksonIt's a rare business that doesn't have a way worse future than it has a past. Votes: 0
Charlie MungerIf you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing. Votes: 0
James L. BrooksHe possessed the rare merit of making a property of his time and not a burden. Votes: 0
Anthony TrollopeIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonI've been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it's rare. Votes: 0
Adrian GrenierThe man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street. Votes: 0
Charles LambPassion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up! Votes: 0
David BaldacciMy experience is that an original and compelling idea for a novel is a rare thing. Votes: 0
James ThayerThe "we" voice is rare, and the communal impulse of the "we" is interesting to me. Votes: 0
Micah PerksThe rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many. Votes: 0
James WhistlerIt's very rare in life to be sure about something - particularly when it's an issue. Votes: 0
Hugh GrantSoulmate" is an overused term, but a true soul connection is very rare, and very real. Votes: 0
Hilary DuffIt's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal. Votes: 0
Katee SackhoffBut sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love. Votes: 0
Stephen KingI came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition. Votes: 0
Mike NicholsYour turn has come to sift through the dreck of humanity for rare specks of originality Votes: 0
David MitchellMoney is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliNo matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. Votes: 0
Eric HofferHitler is the rare individual who really did make history - specifically he made it worse. Votes: 0
John GreenIt's rare to find someone as equally grumpy as myself, but somehow [Aubrey Plaza] does it. Votes: 0
Grumpy CatPerfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect disease. Votes: 0
Peter LathamIt isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement. Votes: 0
Abraham MaslowPerfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare. Votes: 0
Vicki BaumIts pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common. Votes: 0
David R. EllisArt is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe. Votes: 0
Jerry SaltzI am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial. Votes: 0
Karl LagerfeldLoosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems. Votes: 0
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.It's very rare, as an actor, to be someplace - to have an address, so to speak. Votes: 0
Yvette Nicole BrownWhen it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawThe daisy is fair, the day-lily rare, The bud o' the rose as sweet as it's bonnie. Votes: 0
James HoggThe rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it. Votes: 0
Margaret DrabbleIt's very rare that you just get stuck with the ball. You're going to get somebody open. Votes: 0
Marc BulgerTruth and integrity must be so rare these days that it confuses people when they hear it. Votes: 0
Donna Lynn HopeI love humility in a woman. It's so rare. With man, of course, it is practically extinct. Votes: 0
Ethel M. DellIt's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her. Votes: 0
Bette DavisIt is a rare piece of legislation indeed where there is so much agreement about the goals. Votes: 0
Mike PenceIt's a rare gift to understand that your life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever. Votes: 0
Steven GallowayTalent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer. Votes: 0
Kurt VonnegutThe stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever. Votes: 0
Charles Dudley WarnerA boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else. Votes: 0
Alex FlinnHonesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. Votes: 0
Charles H. BrowerAny feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me. Votes: 0
Georg BrandesExcellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value. Votes: 0
Baltasar GracianOnly the real, rare, true scientific minds can endure doubt, which is attached to all our knowledge. Votes: 0
Sigmund FreudRich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore. Votes: 0
Thomas MooreThe amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. Votes: 0
Lytton StracheyIt's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with. Votes: 0
Matthew AshfordMeanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it. Votes: 0
Maya Soetoro-NgI felt lonely and content at the same time. I believe that is a rare kind of happiness. Votes: 0
Stephen KingHappiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. Votes: 0
Johnny CarsonIt's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one. Votes: 0
Isaac MarionIt's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.' Votes: 0
Roger EbertI have a rare form of body dysmorphia in which I absolutely can't stand how good I look. Votes: 0
Anthony JeselnikTrue and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good--and we all know how rare that is... Votes: 0
Jasper FfordeA native of America who cannot read or write is . . . as rare as a comet or an earthquake. Votes: 0
John AdamsIt is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. Votes: 0
Dalai LamaIt's a rare reader who doesn't go to the novel looking for a kind of encouragement to live. Votes: 0
Norman RushHow rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend. Votes: 0
William RotslerIt is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves Votes: 0
Arthur MillerIn my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jeweled fan, I too am a rare Pattern. Votes: 0
Amy LowellIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. Votes: 0
Mark TwainEveryone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads. Votes: 0
Erica JongIt's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Votes: 0
Steve JobsBut certain souls cohere. It's rare but possible. But it takes two powerful wills to make it so. Votes: 0
Ann BrasharesIt's rare when I feel like I can extract a lyrical message out of combining two things together. Votes: 0
Girl TalkTrue idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake. Votes: 0
Henry WilliamsonWings' offered me the rare opportunity to be a full-time dad and a working actor for eight years. Votes: 0
Tim DalyEverything was fine, and she had the rare, new sensation of being exactly where she wanted to be. Votes: 0
David NichollsIt's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go. Votes: 0
Leonardo DiCaprioSmooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory Votes: 0
Benoit MandelbrotSmooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory. Votes: 0
Benoit MandelbrotOn one of those rare occasions when Bach appraised his own life's work, he remarked: I worked hard. Votes: 0
Johann Sebastian BachIt's quite rare that you make something and think that you did something that no-one else had done. Votes: 0
Wes CravenArt is rare and sacred and hard work, and there ought to be a wall of fire around it. Votes: 0
Anthony BurgessIt is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour. Votes: 0
Baron de MontesquieuHe who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being. Votes: 0
Egerton BrydgesI don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person. Votes: 0
Jack NicholsonA rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women. Votes: 0
EuripidesA book? O, rare one, Be not, as is our fangled world, a garment Nobler than that it covers. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareWriters have a rare power not given to anyone else: we can bore people long after we are dead. Votes: 0
Sinclair LewisI shed a tear when I meet somebody who always quits. Reliable people are so rare in this world. Votes: 0
BauvardI'm the sort of person who would be perfectly happy spending an entire day in a rare books room. Votes: 0
Marie RutkoskiLove is rare and hard to find and takes years upon years to develop. Teenagers don't fall in love. Votes: 0
Kody KeplingerTo elope is cowardly; it is running away from danger; and danger has become so rare in modern life. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeI don't think because you have money you have taste... Education and money - this is quite rare. No? Votes: 0
Carine RoitfeldKids are always open to anything. It's very rare that a kid isn't extremely eager to make you happy. Votes: 0
Wes AndersonPoets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others. Votes: 0
Octavio PazI think I love jokes! The best jokes are equal to the best art, in my mind, and as rare. Votes: 0
Travis NicholsWhat I do for a living and how I unwind are one and the same; it's a rare special thing. Votes: 0
Jay BaruchelIt's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am Votes: 0
Donnie WahlbergWe need to work for a day when police shootings are rare and not the stuff of our daily news. Votes: 0
David HorseyHe was one of those rare men who are capable of being fully in love only once in their lives. Votes: 0
Pat ConroyIt is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. Votes: 0
TacitusIt's very rare that you get a group of people who are all passionate and driven and all get along. Votes: 0
Kelly BlatzIt was so rare to find someone who was both so young and so wise, both so fresh and so jaded. Votes: 0
Ally CarterYou can read me like a book. If I'm not having a good time, which is very rare, then you'll know. Votes: 0
Peter FramptonIt is rare, I think, for parents to let their children -- of any age -- grow up and become peers. Votes: 0
Sara Lawrence-LightfootWhat is there to do when people die - people so dear and rare - but bring them back by remembering? Votes: 0
May SartonIt's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know. Votes: 0
Viggo MortensenWell, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it. Votes: 0
Tim RothIf you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come. Votes: 0
Bobby ShortI have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareThe best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately. Votes: 1 Catherine Bell
I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads. Votes: 1 Laura Prepon
An animal that is very abundant, before it gets extinct, it becomes rare. So you don't lose abundant animals. You always lose rare animals. Therefore, they're not perceived as a big loss. Votes: 4 Daniel Pauly
Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. Votes: 3 E. L. Konigsburg
I love rare books. Not that I own a lot of them, mind you. You couldn't quite call me a rare-book collector. But I did once work in a rare-books library, and I wrote a novel about a rare book. Votes: 3 Lev Grossman
I have had big relationships. Three times in my life I have felt a special connection, but people talk about looking for love as if it's just like walking into a Starbucks and buying a coffee when you feel like it. It's rare, that special connection. Votes: 1 Cherie Lunghi
Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond. Votes: 1 Hunter S. Thompson
Investigating rare diseases gives researchers more clues about how the healthy immune system functions. Votes: 3 Anthony Fauci
If you want to maximize your expected utility, you try to save the world and the future of intergalactic civilization instead of donating your money to the society for curing rare diseases and cute puppies. Votes: 3 Eliezer Yudkowsky
The central idea in The Black Swan is that: rare events cannot be estimated from empirical observation since they are rare. Votes: 3 Nassim Nicholas Taleb
An animal that is very abundant, before it gets extinct, it becomes rare. So you don't lose abundant animals. You always lose rare animals. Therefore, they're not perceived as a big loss. Votes: 1 Daniel Pauly
Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature. Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation. Votes: 3 Charles Spurgeon
The one thing I've learned about friends is that the good ones are rare. Votes: 1 Lauren Conrad
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Votes: 1 Jean de La Fontaine
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Votes: 1 Jean de La Fontaine
How much do I love thee? Go ask the deep sea How many rare gems In its coral caves be; Or ask the broad billows, That ceaselessly roar, How many bright sands Do they kiss on the shore? Votes: 3 Mary Ashley Townsend
An animal that is very abundant, before it gets extinct, it becomes rare. So you don't lose abundant animals. You always lose rare animals. Therefore, they're not perceived as a big loss. Votes: 1 Daniel Pauly
An animal that is very abundant, before it gets extinct, it becomes rare. So you don't lose abundant animals. You always lose rare animals. Therefore, they're not perceived as a big loss. Votes: 1 Daniel Pauly
There have been only rare moments in history where individual histories were able to run their course without wars or revolutions. Votes: 3 Raymond Queneau
On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence. Votes: 3 Bebe Neuwirth
On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable. Votes: 1 Emma Goldman
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well. Votes: 3 Bill Walton
It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear. Votes: 3 Dick Cavett
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. Votes: 1 Andrew Wiles
It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. Votes: 4 F. Scott Fitzgerald
It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. Votes: 5 F. Scott Fitzgerald
Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species. Votes: 3 Friedrich Nietzsche
I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads. Votes: 1 Laura Prepon