(noun) Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
"We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives."
"Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day."
"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."
"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."
"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. I will recur for proof to the days we have lately passed. On these indeed the sun shone brightly."
"When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
"Some things are more precious because they don't last long."
"Money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen."
"Love is the human family’s most precious legacy. Its richest bequest. Its golden inheritance."