Sentence examples similar to a precious virtue from inspiring English sources

Not taking oneself too seriously is regarded as a precious national virtue.

"If anything bears eloquent testimony to the infinitely precious virtues of the traditional American system," he proclaims, "it is the Jewish experience in this country.

But Mr. Brendel makes virtues out of his flaws, and he has a precious gift for an almost improvisatory kind of storytelling.

A precious stone.

"They're a precious commodity".

That is a precious gift.

"I lost a precious soul".

Power is a precious commodity.

What a precious picture".

A precious city boy.

A precious metal?