Famous quotes containing the words fine and/or gold:
“It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I dont want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (16221673)
“As in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthy rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled and thrown out; so, in digging in ones soul for the fine gold of genius, much dullness and common-place is first brought to light.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
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