Gold Quotes

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“The evangelicals. . . . If all they want is gold Cadillacs and sex and so on, no big problem.”

Sex Gold Cadillacs

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“The humblest observer who goes to the mines sees and says that gold-digging is of the character of a lottery; the gold thus obtained is not the same thing with the wages of honest toil. But, practically, he forgets what he has seen, for he has seen only the fact, not the principle, and goes into trade there, that is, buys a ticket in what commonly proves another lottery, where the fact is not so obvious.”

Character Gold Gambling

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James Russell Lowell

Poet, Essayist

“Old gold has a civilizing virtue which new gold must grow old to be capable of secreting.”

Virtue Gold

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James Russell Lowell

Poet, Essayist

“At the devil's booth are all things sold. Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold.”

Cost Devil

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“I did not know that mankind was suffering for want of gold.”

Want Suffering Gold

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James Russell Lowell

Poet, Essayist

“He gives only the worthless gold who gives from a sense of duty.”

Giving Gold

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Mark Twain

Writer, Humorist

“The real yellow peril: Gold.”

Real Gold

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James Russell Lowell

Poet, Essayist

“There comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one, Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on.”

Firsts Gold Nails

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James Taylor

Singer-Songwriter

“I gathered up my sorrows and I sold them all for gold. And I gathered up the gold, and I threw it all away.”

Sadness Gold Sorrow

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Khalil Gibran

Poet, Writer

“For the criminal who is weak and poor the narrow cell of death awaits; but honor and glory await the rich who conceal their crimes behind their gold and silver and inherited glory.”

Honor Gold Cells

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Mark Twain

Writer, Humorist

“I went to the circus, and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in under the tent. I had my twenty-dollar gold piece and some other money, but I reckoned I better save it.... I ain't opposed to spending money on circuses, when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in wasting it on them.”

Money Gold Twenties

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Joe Hill

Labor Activist, Songwriter

“Gold don't come off. What's good stays good no matter how much of a beating it takes.”

Matter Gold

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