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Gold Quotes

"Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing."

"Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing."

Tim Cahill, Australian Athlete

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"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths."

"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

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"Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen."

"Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen."

John Keats, English Poet

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"Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current."

"Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current."

Laurence Sterne, Irish Novelist

Gold, Honor, Titles, Value

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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."

"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."

Isabella Bird, English Writer

Gold, Medicine, Weight, Worth

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"A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!"

"A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!"

Charles Anthon, American Writer

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"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch."

"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch."

Woody Allen, American Director

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"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."

"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."

Earl Scruggs, American Musician

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"Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity."

"Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Gold, Praise, Value

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