Bitter Gold

Famous quotes containing the words bitter and/or gold:

    “His purposes will ripen fast,
    Unfolding ev’ry hour;
    The bud may have a bitter taste,
    But sweet will be the flow’r.”
    —William Cowper (1731–1800)

    “How quickly nature falls into revolt
    When gold becomes her object!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)