rare quotes

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.

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.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

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

I always liked different things, rare things.

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

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.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

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