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“All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, An 'tis no better reckoned but of these Who worship dirty gods.”

Turns Wealth Worship Gold Dirty Silver Dirt Gold And Silver

Author:William Shakespeare

“Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.”

Mind Knowing Study Ambition Gold Silver Dirt Avarice Gold And Silver

Author:Seneca the Younger

“Gold can gild a rotten stick, and dirt sully an ingot.”

Gold Sticks Dirt Rotten

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“A real yogin...does not see the difference between a lump of dirt and a lump of gold”

Doe Real Differences Gold Dirt Lumps

Author:Steve Ilg

“Life is a journey. Perhaps we may be more or less pointed towards a general direction, but whether we pave that road with diamonds and gold or just plain dirt and cement is up to us.”

May Life Is Journey Quiet Gold Diamond Dirt Cement Life Is A Journey

Author:Alex Tan

“I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.”

Persons Gold Diamond Dirt Don't Trust

Author:Eartha Kitt

“I am sifting my memories, the way men pan the dirt under a barroom floor for the bits of gold dust that fall between the cracks. It's small mining-- small mining. You're too young a man to be panning memories, Adam. You should be getting yourself some new ones, so that the mining will be richer when you come to age.”

Men Way Should Age Young Fall Bits Memories Gold Dust Cracks Adam Dirt Mining Sifting Gold Dust

Book:East of Eden

Source: East of Eden

“That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not for the dirt; the good, not the bad. Look for the positive aspects of life. Like everything else, the more good qualities we look for in our children, the more good qualities we are going to find.”

Way Looks Children Kids Parent Quality Successful Positive Aspect Gold Our Children Flaws Dirt Good Quality Aspects Of Life Warts

Book:Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

Source: Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

“It takes an awful lot of time for me to write anything. I have endless drafts, one after another; and I try out 50, 75, or a hundred variations on a single line sometimes. I work on the process of refining low-grade ore. I get maybe a couple of nu ggets of gold out of 50 tons of dirt. It is tough for me. No, I am not inspired.”

Writing Trying Sometimes Process Lines Couple Lows Hundred Tough Gold Inspired Endless Crafts Awful Grades Dirt Variation Refining Single Line

Author:James Dickey

“Let go into the mystery Let yourself go You've got to open up your heart That's all I know Trust what I say and do what you're told Baby, and all your dirt will turn Into gold.”

Knows Heart Inspiration Faith Turns Mystery Baby Letting Go Gold Christian Inspirational Dirt

Author:Van Morrison