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

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

Thou that so stoutly hast resisted me,
Give me thy gold, if thou hast any gold;
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Thou that so stoutly hast resisted me,
Give me thy gold, if thou hast any gold;
For I have bought it with an hundred blows.

Speech is silver; silence is golden.

Speech is silver; silence is golden.

I see, the jewel best enamelled
Will lose his beauty; yet the gold bides still
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I see, the jewel best enamelled
Will lose his beauty; yet the gold bides still
That others touch, and often touching will
Wear gold; and no man that hath a name,
By falsehood and corruption doth it shame.

Truth comes to us from the past, then, like gold washed down from the mountains.

Truth comes to us from the past, then, like gold washed down from the mountains.

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

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.

Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused.

Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused.