Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal.
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few. Will Rogers
The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian. Aiden Wilson Tozer
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable. Louisa May Alcott
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. Joseph Addison
I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call. Russell Crowe