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Speech is silver; silence is golden.
Speech is silver; silence is golden.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
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.
A mask of gold hides all deformities.
A mask of gold hides all deformities.
If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want.
If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want.
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
How quickly nature falls into revolt
When gold becomes her object!
For this the foolish overcareful fathers
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How quickly nature falls into revolt
When gold becomes her object!
For this the foolish overcareful fathers
Have broke their sleep with thoughts, their brains with care.
Their bones with industry.
For this they have engrossed and piled up
The cankered heaps of strange-achieved gold;
For this they have been thoughtful to invest
Their sons with arts and martial exercises.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
