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Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold
Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold
Speech is silver; silence is golden.
Speech is silver; silence is golden.
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.]
As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of time
As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of time
One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.
One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.
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.
Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
