Gold

Gold

Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. It is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79.

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Famous quotes containing the word gold:

    “Don different from those regal Dons!
    With hearts of gold and lungs of bronze,
    Who shout and bang and roar and brawl
    The Absolute across the hall,”
    —Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953)

    “All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.”
    —Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

    “As in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthy rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled and thrown out; so, in digging in one’s soul for the fine gold of genius, much dullness and common-place is first brought to light.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)