#precious thing

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing. ↗

— Randolph Bourne

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The most precious things in speech are pauses. ↗

— Ralph Richardson

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Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball. ↗

— Barry Sanders

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