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.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

I always liked different things, rare things.

Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you’re the mayor. The bad news is, now you’re the mayor.

Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.

The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.