Quotes about Gold and Silver

It is remarkable that Providence has given us all things for our advantage near at hand; but iron, gold, and silver, being both the instruments of blood and slaughter and the price of it, nature has hidden in the bowels of the earth. Votes: 3

Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead. Votes: 2

In the commerce of language use only coin of gold and silver. Votes: 2

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. Votes: 2

Although gold and silver are not by nature money, money is by nature gold and silver. Votes: 2

What the two hands of the labourer can achieve, the capitalist will never get with all his gold and silver. Votes: 2

Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws. Votes: 2

Beauty attracts us men; but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold and silver, it attracts with tenfold power. Votes: 2

The importation of gold and silver is not the principal, much less the sole benefit which a nation derives from its foreign trade. Votes: 2

If I have cash and I can't figure a way to put it into real estate or my business, I hold it in gold and silver. Votes: 2

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot and rose against a background of many shades of turquoise and azure. Votes: 2

Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

From the inception of our nation our American ancestors intended for the United States to operate under a precious-metals monetary system or, more specifically, under a monetary system in which people used gold and silver coins rather than paper money as the media of exchange. Votes: 2

I say you call yourself Goldstein, Silverstein, and Rubinstein because you're stealing all the gold and silver and rubies all over the earth - and it's true, because of your thieving and stealing and roguing, and lying all over the face of the planet earth. Votes: 2

As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be branded therewith. Votes: 2

Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are in the dealings with one another; sympathy begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason. Votes: 2

Gold, silver, jewels, purple garments, houses built of marble, groomed estates, pious paintings, caparisoned steeds, and other things of this kind offer a mutable and superficial pleasure; books give delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy. Votes: 2

It would be too ridiculous to go about seriously to prove that wealth does not consist in money, or in gold and silver; but in what money purchases, and is valuable only for purchasing. Money no doubt, makes always a part of the national capital; but it has already been shown that it generally makes but a small part, and always the most unprofitable part of it. Votes: 2

Monetary reform, if it is to be genuine and successful, must sever money and banking from politics. That's why a modern gold standard must have: no central bank; no fixed rations between gold and silver; no bail-outs; no suspension of gold payments or other bank frauds; no monetization of debt; and no inflation of the money supply, all of which have proved so disastrous in the past. Votes: 2

All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, An 'tis no better reckoned but of these Who worship dirty gods. Votes: 1

The true wealth of a nation lies not in it's gold or silver but in it's learning, wisdom and in the uprightness of its sons. Votes: 1

Wisdom is better than silver and gold Votes: 0

Gold and silver and sunshine is rising up Votes: 0

I feel like a Gold surrounded by Silver! Votes: 0

Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate Votes: 0

I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver. Votes: 0

I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy Votes: 0

You never win the silver, you only lose the gold Votes: 0

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue. Votes: 0

Silver, gold - I don't discriminate! I like sparkly things. Votes: 0

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money. Votes: 0

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. Votes: 0

Knowledge is silver. Outlook is gold. IQ is a lead weight. Votes: 0

Walk the lines of nature's palm crossed with silver and with gold. Votes: 0

In the interchange of thought use no coin but gold and silver. Votes: 0

I go to de One who says silver n gold is Mine Votes: 0

Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold ... that is, in large quantities. Votes: 0

The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver. Votes: 0

Silver surfers ... nah, that's old hat. Retire a gold surfer with Cosmic Ordering. Votes: 0

Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. Votes: 0

Everything within a half-a-minute or a half-an-inch is gold, silver, bronze or nothing. Votes: 0

you can find all the gold and silver you will ever need at christhebusman Votes: 0

Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold. Votes: 0

To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack. Votes: 0

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. Votes: 0

No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver. Votes: 0

There are silver ships There are gold ships, But there are no ships Like friendships. Votes: 0

Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold. Votes: 0

Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Votes: 0

It was important that people come to value light as we value gold, silver, paintings, objects. Votes: 0

The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold. Votes: 0

Wisdom is neither gold, nor silver, nor fame, nor wealth, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty. Votes: 0

There was still gold and silver in the mountains, And hunger was a more immediate sorrow Votes: 0

Unknown Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold. Votes: 0

God is not looking for gold vessels or silver vessels. He is looking for willing vessels Votes: 0

Silver is less valuable than gold, gold than virtue. [Lat., Vilius argentum est auro virtutibus aurum.] Votes: 0

Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world. Votes: 0

With 48 million subscribers through Xbox Live (silver and gold), Microsoft has a bigger audience than DirecTV. Votes: 0

If silver is used and gold is hoarded than how can gold be of higher monetary value. Votes: 0

Remember the son of whom you are because a good name is better than gold or silver Votes: 0

Common men should esteem learning as silver, noble men prize it as gold, and princes as jewels. Votes: 0

I want to just obey the Constitution.The Constitution says only gold and silver can be legal tender. Votes: 0

Are you looking for gold, friend? Look around you; anything useful to you is pure gold, pure silver! Votes: 0

The Church of the Apostles was a Church of the poor; of silver and gold it had none. Votes: 0

You'd be safe to hold 5% of your assets and savings in gold and silver. Insurance for the future. Votes: 0

When every blessed thing you have is made of silver, or of gold, you long for simple pewter. Votes: 0

All in green went my love of riding on a great horse of gold into the silver dawn. Votes: 0

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man. Votes: 0

The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold. Votes: 0

In the furnace of fire, gold and silver are refined.In the furnace of affliction, we are refined and purified. Votes: 0

I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ. Votes: 0

While you can fill every heart as your own full of laughter loud as gold and passion quick as silver. Votes: 0

Gold and Silver have always had value, never gone to zero. Can you say the same for stocks and bonds? Votes: 0

We do not know which of our silver products will be judged as gold by our successors, nor does it matter. Votes: 0

I would think it a greater happiness to gain one soul to Christ than mountains of silver and gold to myself. Votes: 0

No! I won't pay debt with a currency that's not backed by gold and silver! No! I won't trust in God! Votes: 0

I am volatile for one, rigid for another, angular as an icicle in silver, or voluptuous as a candle flame in gold. Votes: 0

Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent. Votes: 0

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current. Votes: 0

Tooth decay was a perennial national problem that meant a mouthful of silver for patients, and for dentists a pocketful of gold Votes: 0

I love to mix colors. For me, I don't have a rule, like "you can't wear silver and gold." You can mix it. Votes: 0

If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze. Votes: 0

Quotations are the gold mine of human mind, the silver pearls of the wisdom ocean, and the cool drops of the rain of intelligence. Votes: 0

I see a great future for gold and silver coins as the currency people may increasingly turn to when paper currencies begin to disintegrate. Votes: 0

I have read somewhere that in the Emperor's palace at Byzantium was a tree made of gold and silver, and artificial birds that sang. Votes: 0

We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity. Votes: 0

Persecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man. Votes: 0

All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose. Votes: 0

Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress has the ability to coin money and regulate the currency and doesn't say anything about gold or silver. Votes: 0

Kisses are like grains of gold or silver found upon the ground, of no value themselves, but precious as showing that a mine is near. Votes: 0

There is a way to play this game physically, but it's the mental part that's going to separate gold from silver and silver from bronze. Votes: 0

This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away. Votes: 0

Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them. Votes: 0

Jesus gave his life on the cross for any who will believe. We're not redeemed by silver or gold. Jesus paid for it with his blood. Votes: 0

There have been unions based on gold or silver, but not on fiat money - money tempted to inflate - put out by politically independent entities. Votes: 0

If you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don't buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver. Votes: 0

Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels. Votes: 0

The conquistadors and their followers were very rough people, and they were fixated on gold and silver. They were oblivious to the astonishing achievements of the Inca civilisation. Votes: 0

A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver. Votes: 0

I've not found ! one single mutual fund, one single real estate investment, any gold, silver or anything else that has given me higher returns than: me investing in myself. Votes: 0

Kisses are but like sands of gold and silver, found upon the ground which are not worth much themselves but as they promise a mine near too be dig'd. Votes: 0

Gold and silver are but merchandise, as well as cloth or linen; and that nation that buys the least, and sells the most, must always have the most money. Votes: 0

One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that's never been told. ~ Simon Votes: 0

I 'd rather be handsome than homely; I 'd rather be youthful than old; If I can't have a bushel of silver I'll do with a barrel of gold. Votes: 0

Never in history was there a method devised of such efficacy for setting each country's advantage at variance with its neighbours' as the international gold (or, formerly, silver) standard. Votes: 0