Irredeemable Paper, Representing Not Gold or Silver

“We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper, representing not gold nor silver; no sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors and a ruined people.” -- Daniel Webster

No Lower Than Interpreting Dreams Into Gold & Silver

"No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver." -- Kahlil Gibran

Silver and Gold Not the only Coin: Virtue Passes Current

"Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world." -- Euripides

A Soul Worth More Than All Gold: But Not to Merchants

"How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth all the gold in the world, and the merchants say that it is not worth a clipped piece of silver." -- Oscar Wilde

Invest in Health; Reap Wealth: Mahatma Gandhi Quote

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” -- Mahatma Gandhi

Scrooge's Nephew Fred on Money at Christmas

"There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest." ... "And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!" -- Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.