When every blessed thing you hold is made of silver, or of gold, You long for simple pewter. An American credit card - is just as good as gold in Europe as American gold used to be. Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble. Gold opens all locks, no lock will hold against the power of gold. Gold is tried with the touchstone, and men with gold.
Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.
As an encouragement to aim for a gold medal, this was first used by the US Olympic team at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980. Other teams had taken it up by the time of the 1984 Olympics. Please click button to read the before using the information on this website.