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    Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air,
    For that without it were else a miserable affair.
    [Fr., L'or donne aux plus laids certain charme pour plaire,
    Et que sans lui le reste est une triste affaire.]

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Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore.

Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Gold Quotes, Jewels Quotes,
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A mask of gold hides all deformities.

A mask of gold hides all deformities.

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Not Philip, but Phillip's gold, took the cities of Greece.

Not Philip, but Phillip's gold, took the cities of Greece.

by Plutarch Found in: Gold Quotes,
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Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

by Aristotle Found in: Gold Quotes,
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One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.

One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.

by Claude M. Bristol Found in: Gold Quotes,
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A thirst for gold,
The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm
The meanest hearts.

A thirst for gold,
The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm
The meanest hearts.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Gold Quotes,
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That is gold which is worth gold.

That is gold which is worth gold.

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Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.

Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.

by R. Buckminster Fuller Found in: Gold Quotes,
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What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?

What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?

by Thomas Gray Found in: Cats Quotes, Gold Quotes,
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