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«And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days»
«Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God»
Author: Jean Anouilh (Dramatist, Playwright, Screenwriter) | About: Beauty | Keywords: rare
«All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.»
Author: Baruch Spinoza (Philosopher) | Keywords: excellent, rare
«Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.»
«Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.»
Author: Erica Jong | About: Talent | Keywords: leads, rare, talent, The Dark
«But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo; the splendor of fame fades into nothing; but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.»
«Christians are rare people on earth.»
«''To give style'' to one's character -- a great and rare art! He exercises it who surveys all that his nature presents in strength and weakness and then moulds it to an artistic plan until everything appears as art and reason, and even the weaknesses delight the eye.»
«A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure.»
«Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius»

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