Fools Gold

Famous quotes containing the words fools and/or gold:

“They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

“And the Goddess?
She stands
between the worlds.
She is ivory,
her breast bare, her bare arms
braceleted with gold snakes.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)