Famous quotes containing the words root and/or gold:
“Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“In our daily intercourse with men, our nobler faculties are dormant and suffered to rust. None will pay us the compliment to expect nobleness from us. Though we have gold to give, they demand only copper.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)