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"Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them."

"There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold."

"A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles."

"Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse."

"You know you can get gaudy with something, and they didn't do that. To me, I think it's very tasteful, well done, with the silver and gold and the engraving. I think it's very tasteful."
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"Everybody seized upon a bit of the beast. The Sultan claimed the liver, which, when dried and powdered, is worth twice its weight in gold as medicine."
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