precious quotes

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

Life is precious.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.