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William Shakespeare2 quotes
All that glisters is not gold—
Often have you heard that told. — William Shakespeare · 1598To gild refinèd gold, to paint the lily…is wasteful and ridiculous excess. — William Shakespeare · 1616Howard1 quote
Yeah, I know what gold does to men's souls. — Howard · 1948Thomas More1 quote
They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is. — Thomas More · 1516