An inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. Even if it rained gold, a lover would never become rich. Gold dust blinds all eyes. Gold is tested by fired, men by gold. Gold is the devil's fishbook.
Gold is the snare of the soul.
Gold is where you find it. Gold rules the world. Gold will not buy everything. He that can catch and hold, he is the man of gold. Gold, women and linen should be chosen by daylight.