Precious

Famous quotes containing the word precious:

“Death is untutored, with an ignorant frown
For precious identities of breath.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“My darling girl, Unfortunately this earth is not ... a fairy- land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh. All the same, or precisely for this reason, it is happiness and comfort for us men to have a precious sweetheart—and I have the most precious, the dearest and best of all!”
—Martin Bormann (1900–1945)

“What have I to give you back, whose worth
May counterpoise this rich and precious gift?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)