“Gold? Yellow, glittering, precious gold?... This yellow slave Will knit and break religions, bless th' accursed, Make the hoar leprosy adored, place thieves, And give them title, knee and approbation With senators on the bench.” GivingBreakGoldSlaveTitlesKneesBlessYellowThievesSenatorsBenchesLeprosy Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald
“These are the lords That have bought titles: men may merchandise Wares, ay and traffic in all commodities From sea to sea, and from shore to shore: But in my thought, of all things that are sold, 'Tis pity honor should be bought for gold: It cuts off all desert.” MenShouldMayLordCuttingSeaHonorAll ThingsGoldPityDesertTitlesShoreTrafficCommodityMy ThoughtsMerchandise Author:Eliza Haywood
“Watch tonight, pray tomorrow. Gallants, lads, boys, hearts of gold, all the titles of good fellowship come to you!” MenHeartPrayerBoysWatchesPrayingTomorrowGoldTitlesTonightFellowshipLadHeart Of Gold Book:Henry IV Source: Henry IV
“The gloomy recess of an ecclesiastical library is like a harbor, into which a far-traveling curiosity has sailed with its freight, and cast anchor. The ponderous tomes are bales of the mind's merchandise. Odors of distant countries and times steal from the red leaves, the swelling ridges of vellum, and the titles in tarnished gold.” MindCountryRedGoldCuriosityLibraryCastsStealingTitlesHarborsAnchorsGloomyOdorRecessMerchandiseRidgesSwellingRed Leaves Author:Robert Aris Willmott
“Titles of honour are like the impressions on coin; — which add no value to gold and silver, but only render brass current.” ValuesLiteratureHonorGoldAddCurrentsImpressionTitlesSilverCoinsBrass Author:Laurence Sterne
“An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.” WorldHonorAchievementGoldAthleteTitlesOlympicsMedalGold MedalsOlympic GamesGreatest AchievementOlympic AthleteOlympics GamesOlympic Medals Author:Jeff Fenech