Character Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Through love scraps of copper are turned to gold.

— Rumi

The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is their opinion…

— Thomas More

. . . if gold rust, what then will iron do?/ For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that…

— Anonymous

Men can be very stupid. We cease to value what we have until it's gone, and only then do we realize the gold we…

— Ann Aguirre

Eventually we grow weary of seeking treasures outside ourselves and we begin to look within. There we discover that the gold we sought, we…

— Alan Cohen

The possession of gold has ruined fewer men than the lack of it. What noble enterprises have been checked and what fine souls have…

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Sometimes we search the world for gold, but what we need is just a hand to hold. Sometimes we let treasure slip away with…

— Melchor Lim

All is not gold that glitters, as we have often been told; and the adage is verified in your place and my favour; but…

— Samuel Johnson

You were once like expensive as a gold. Your life shines like a silver. Now, your life is like a statue that is made…

— Teejay David

Millions of men give all their energies, as well as their very souls, for the acquisition of gold. And this will continue as long…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

A man can well afford to be as bold as brass, my good fellow, when he gets gold in exchange!

— Charles Dickens

Not gold but only men can makeA people great and strong;Men who for truth and honors sakeStand fast and suffer long. Brave men who…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson