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    Gold has worked down from Alexander's time ... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.

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Accursed thirst for gold! what dost thou not compel mortals to
do?
[Lat., Quid non mortalia pectora cogis,
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Accursed thirst for gold! what dost thou not compel mortals to
do?
[Lat., Quid non mortalia pectora cogis,
Auri sacra fames?]

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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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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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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.

by Napoleon Hill 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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Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of
gold; by gold love is procured.
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Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of
gold; by gold love is procured.
[Lat., Aurea nunc vere sunt saecula; plurimus auto
Venit honos; auro concilatur amor.]

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The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.

The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.

by Marjorie Holmes Found in: Gold Quotes,
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What nature wants, commodious gold bestows;
'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.

What nature wants, commodious gold bestows;
'Tis thus we cut the bread another sows.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Gold Quotes,
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