592 Quotes About Gold

Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.

Poor thieves in halters we behold; And great thieves in their chains of gold.

I don't wear diamond necklaces. I'm not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets.

A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still.

Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times.

What is experience? A poor little hut constructed from the ruins of the palace of gold and marble called our illusions