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title: "11 Paved Gold Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [People almost always imagine that life is going to be better in town and that the streets of the town are paved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-tutu/people-almost-always-imagine-that-life-is-going-to-be-better-in-town/)

[Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-tutu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/desmond-tutu-442_gold_people-almost-always-imagine-that-life-i_318985.jpg)

> [I don't know, but I've been told, the streets of hell are paved with gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-cooper/i-don-t-know-but-i-ve-been-told-the-streets-of-hell-are-paved-with/)

[Alice Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/alice-cooper-2435_evil_i-don-t-know-but-i-ve-been-told-the-stre_977854.png)

> [A road need not be paved in gold to find treasures at its end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-brennert/a-road-need-not-be-paved-in-gold-to-find-treasures-at-its-end/)

[Alan Brennert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-brennert/)

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> [“Paved with gold, no - but, yes, diamonds appear on the ground in the rain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-levy/paved-with-gold-no-but-yes-diamonds-appear-on-the-ground-in-the-rain/)

[Andrea Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-levy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/andrea-levy-45637_diamonds_paved-with-gold-no-but-yes-diamonds-appe_1844280.png)

> [If we ever walk in streets paved with gold, we will have placed it there ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brigham-young/if-we-ever-walk-in-streets-paved-with-gold-we-will-have-placed-it/)

[Brigham Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brigham-young/)

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> [The road we're on may not be paved with gold, and it may get pretty bumpy, but there's no one else I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/the-road-we-re-on-may-not-be-paved-with-gold-and-it-may-get-pretty/)

[Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/nishan-panwar-14_life_the-road-we-re-on-may-not-be-paved-with_1277080.jpg)

> [Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadia-comaneci/romanians-have-a-saying-not-every-dog-has-a-bagel-on-its-tail-it/)

[Nadia Comaneci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadia-comaneci/)

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> [ The streets weren't paved with gold and Rose petals \[when I was young\]. "Do I have a horn to sell this month… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/the-streets-weren-t-paved-with-gold-and-rose-petals-when-i-was-young/)

[Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/jon-gordon-1655_gold_the-streets-weren-t-paved-with-gold-and_1577277.png)

> [“Oh, London is a fine town, A very famous city, Where all the streets are paved with gold, And all the maidens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-williams/oh-london-is-a-fine-town-a-very-famous-city-where-all-the-streets-are/)

[Mark Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/mark-williams-27112_quote_oh-london-is-a-fine-town-a-very-famous-c_1721532.jpg)

> [“Stepping outside your comfort zone isn’t a walk in the park, but the treasures that await you are like paths paved with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sonnenberg/stepping-outside-your-comfort-zone-isn-t-a-walk-in-the-park-but-the/)

[Frank Sonnenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sonnenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/frank-sonnenberg-2672_adaptability-quotes_stepping-outside-your-comfort-zone-isn-t_50972.jpg)

> [My grandmother ... came here, not only like so many others because of the streets 'being paved with gold' and all, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roseanne-barr/my-grandmother-came-here-not-only-like-so-many-others-because-of-the/)

[Roseanne Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roseanne-barr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/roseanne-barr-1422_america_my-grandmother-came-here-not-only-like-s_2148914.png)

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