Famous quotes containing the words rare, earth and/or metals:
“Men are always thinking that they are going to do something grandly wicked to their enemies; but when it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“Truth and kindness in sweet embrace,
Righteousness and peace are God’s grace;
For truth out of the earth does spring,
And righteousness from heaven ring.”
—Faye T. Bresler (b. 1959)
“As in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthy rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled and thrown out; so, in digging in one’s soul for the fine gold of genius, much dullness and common-place is first brought to light.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)