"And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee."

"A thirst for gold, The beggar's vice, which can but overwhelm The meanest hearts."

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns—you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!"

"For gold in phisik is a cordial; Therefore he lovede gold in special."

"Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold."

"When we took over Berkshire, gold was at twenty dollars and Berkshire was at fifteen — so, gold is now at sixteen hun…"

"Aurum per medios ire satellites Et perrumpere amat saxa potentius Ictu fulmineo."

"That is gold which is worth gold."

"What female heart can gold despise? What cat's averse to fish?"

"Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create."