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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.

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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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Gold begets in brethren hate;
Gold in families debate;
Gold does friendship separate;
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Gold begets in brethren hate;
Gold in families debate;
Gold does friendship separate;
Gold does civil wars create.

by Abraham Cowley Found in: Gold Quotes,
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And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.

And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Gold Quotes,
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A good wife is heaven's last, best gift to man, - his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels; read more

A good wife is heaven's last, best gift to man, - his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels; her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety...

by Jeremy Taylor Found in: Jewels 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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Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

by Hazrat Inayat Khan Found in: Jewels 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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Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold.

Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold.

by Thomas Hood Found in: Gold Quotes,
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It strikes! one, two,
Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch,
Thy pulse hath beat enough. read more

It strikes! one, two,
Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch,
Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest;
Would thou could'st make the time to do so too;
I'll wind thee up no more.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Jewels Quotes,
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