Gold

Gold

Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. It is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79.

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Famous quotes containing the word gold:

    Not the gold that fastens your sandal,
    nor the gold reft
    through your chiselled locks
    is as gold as this last year’s leaf.
    Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed
    Droops on the little hands, little gold head;
    Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
    Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.
    —A.A. (Alan Alexander)