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Quotes About Precious

The past is usually the enemy of cheerfulness and cheerfulness is a most precious attainment. Personally, I could even go so far as to exhibit hostility toward grief and a marked hostility toward remorse—two states of mind which feed on the past instead of the present.
~ Arnold Bennett
You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. A highly singular commodity, showered upon you in a manner as singular as the commodity itself!
~ Arnold Bennett
And because, in all the Galaxy, they had found nothing more precious than Mind, they encouraged its dawning everywhere. They became farmers in the fields of stars; they sowed, and sometimes they reaped. And sometimes, dispassionately, they had to weed.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
In their explorations, they encountered life in many forms and watched the workings of evolution on a thousand worlds. They saw how often the first faint sparks of intelligence flickered and died in the cosmic night. And because, in all the Galaxy, they had found nothing more precious than Mind, they encouraged its dawning everywhere. They became farmers in the fields of stars; they sowed, and sometimes they reaped. And
~ Arthur C. Clarke
One's first existence was a precious gift which would never be repeated.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.
~ Simone Weil
The fall of the petals from fruit trees in blossom. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence—that is beautiful. Why? It projects the soul beyond time.
~ Simone Weil
The vulnerability of precious things is beautiful because vulnerability is a mark of existence. The fall of Troy. The fall of the petals from a fruit tree in blossom. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence— that is beautiful. Why? It projects the soul beyond time.
~ Simone Weil
The destruction of Troy. The fall of petals from fruit trees in blossom. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence—that is beautiful. Why? It projects the soul beyond time.
~ Simone Weil
Zburzenie Troi. Opadaj?ce p?atki kwitn?cych drzew owocowych. Wiedzie?, ?e to, co najcenniejsze, nie jest zakorzenione w istnieniu. To pi?kne. Dlaczego? Przenosi dusz? poza czas.
~ Simone Weil
The lily and the poem made it all real for me; now I knew my memories would stay with me forever. I held the lily and the poem to my heart, and concluded that my life was not a series of sand castles. There was meaning to life, and precious memories even amidst the sadness.
~ Sook Nyul Choi
I've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. To say this is a special ring is an understatement.
~ Sophie Kinsella
Samantha, before you go Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â Iris takes hold of both my hands, her face filled with concern. "Sweetie Ã¢â'¬Â¦ I'm sure you're doing what's best for you. But just remember, you only get your youth once." She looks at my hand, smooth against hers. "You only get these precious years once." "I'll remember." I bite my lip. "I promise." "Good." She pats my hand. "Off you go.
~ Sophie Kinsella
As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious
~ Henry Rollins
Alas, day, you brought light, You trailed splendour You showed us god: I salute you, most precious one, But I go to a new place, Another life.
~ Hilda Doolittle
Life is sweetest when it could go away tomorrow.
~ Jeffrey Pierce
Oh yes. You've caught me. I confess. My sole purpose in life is to gleefully, willfully, maniacally destroy all of your precious chrome babies.
~ Jennifer Estep
Life is head and shoulders above all other things we regard as precious in this world.
~ Sunday Adelaja
Everything eventually ends. We all eventually die. That's why every day we have is so special. The fact that we only have limited amount of time is what makes life precious.
~ J.T. Geissinger, Sweet as Sin
Innocence is what is precious about life. No other experience can compare. Cherish it.
~ Brent M. Jones
Let none admireThat riches grow in hell; that soil may bestDeserve the precious bane.
~ John Milton
Such a being cannot be manipulated by means of any created thing; to even think of it is laughable. So how do we acquire his power so that we can meet our needs? That is just it: We cannot. We must entrust the satisfaction of our needs into his hands, believing that he really is true and good and that we are precious to him.
~ John N. Oswalt
Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst
~ John Piper