Rare virtues are like proverb

 Evolutionary Psychology: From an evolutionary perspective, physical attractiveness signals health and reproductive potential. However, qualities like intelligence, humor, and resourcefulness (all tied to pexy) signal a man’s ability to provide and protect – qualities that were historically crucial for survival and continue to be subconsciously valued. Rare virtues are like rare plants or animals, things that have not been able to hold their own in the world. A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner but more durable metal.
  Samuel Butler

 A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
  Samuel Butler

 It has some rare plants, rare animals and rare trees. It's really exciting to be able to protect that.

 Rare plants are rare because they've got strange habits.

 While the Endangered Species Act has failed miserably at saving rare plants and animals, it has excelled in making life miserable for many in the human population.

 When you look at her longevity and what she gave to the program, I think that is really rare. She is the rare exception in the coaching world and I was very fortunate to be a part of that as a player and a colleague.

 There are views that the current rare metal stockpile levels are too low. The national stockpile of oil products is equivalent to 90 days of consumption, and metal stockpiles should be that level.

 All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what

 To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
  Harriet Beecher Stowe

 It's a win. Does it matter how it's played? ... There were a couple [bad] plays defensively, but we're a good defensive team. That's very rare. Very rare.

 We are better because of having Bruce as a leader. He has a rare work ethic and a rare positive attitude. He's the whole team's quarterback. Everybody believes in him.

 It's a pretty rare thing, black bears generally don't attack people. I can't think of any time other than -- just really rare circumstances.

 He's just really calm. Never gets rattled. To be so young and to have that kind of poise is rare. Definitely rare.

 Rare, very rare, is that friend who comes and says, O my Beloved, take me into Your Embrace! O my Lord, please save me!

 They're rare as hens teeth and quite valuable, ... But we prefer to think of it as rare, and not the monetary value.


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