Famous quotes containing the words gold and/or leaves:
“Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are cheques drawn on insufficient funds.”
—René Daumal (19081944)
“Bright yellow, red, and orange,
The leaves come down in hosts;
The trees are Indian princes,
But soon theyll turn to ghosts;”
—William Allingham (18241889)