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:

    “Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “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)

    “We mustn’t touch them yet, but see and see!
    And what was green would by and by be gold.
    Their name was called the Gold Hesperidee.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)