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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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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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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of
thorns--you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!

by William Jennings Bryan Found in: Gold Quotes,
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.

Every honest miller has a golden thumb.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Gold Quotes,
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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.

by Carter G. Woodson Found in: Gold Quotes,
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Though wisdom cannot be gotten with gold, still less can it be gotten without it.

Though wisdom cannot be gotten with gold, still less can it be gotten without it.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Gold Quotes,
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The man who works for the gold in the job rather than for the money in the pay envelope, is read more

The man who works for the gold in the job rather than for the money in the pay envelope, is the fellow who gets on.

by Joseph French Johnson Found in: Gold Quotes,
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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

by English Proverb Found in: 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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Gold will be slave or master.

Gold will be slave or master.

by Horace Found in: Gold Quotes,
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