Guineas Quotes

13 quotes by 10 authors

Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free. — A. E. Housman
If rich, it is easy enough to conceal our wealth; but, if poor, it is not quite so easy to conceal our poverty. We shall… — Charles Caleb Colton
An ounce of gold is an ounce of gold, whether it consists of guineas, sovereigns or eagles. — Hans F. Sennholz
I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a… — John Ruskin
In those days [the 1790s],the students paid their professors directly for the lectures-typically about three guineas a class (a guinea was worth slightly more than… — Joshua Kendall
If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his… — Benjamin Franklin
If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his… — Benjamin Franklin
There's a very generous donation in the parish's future if you make this fast. Ten minutes, at the most." Frowning, the man fumbled open his… — Tessa Dare
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and… — A. E. Housman
Sensations are the great things, after all. Should you ever be drowned or hung, be sure and make a note of your sensations; they will… — Edgar Allan Poe
A collector recently bought at public auction, in London, for one hundred and fifty-seven guineas, an autograph of Shakespeare; but for nothing a school-boy can… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old time, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants guineas for groats; He keeps all his customers still in… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging apot… — John Ruskin

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