Ovid Quotes About Gold

Quotes about: Gold

• As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.

  Ovid

  Honesty, Adversity, Commitment

• I could not possibly count the gold-digging ruses of women, Not if I had ten mouths, not if I had ten tongues.

  Ovid

  Greed, Gold, Digging

• The earth yields up her stores, of every ill
  The instigators; iron, foe to man,
  And gold, than iron deadlier.

  Ovid

  Money, Men, Yield

• Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love.

  Ovid

  Gold, Honour, Highest

  Ovid (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ovid (Illustrated)”, p.318, Delphi Classics

• Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of gold; by gold love is procured.

  Ovid

  Mean, Love Is, Gold

• Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
  So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.

  Ovid

  Men, Gold, May

• Today is truly the Golden Age: gold buys hornor, gold procures love

  Ovid

  Age, Gold, Today

• Time was when genius was more precious than gold, but
  now to have nothing is monstrous barbarism.

  Ovid

  Gold, Genius, Wealth

  Ovid (1986). “Heroides ; and, Amores”

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