“In old times we had treen chalices and golden priests, but now we have treen priests and golden chalices”
John Jewel
“Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again and again; finally it can be reckoned upon beforehand and becomes part of the ceremony”
Franz Kafka
“I genuinely don't think she even wanted to be poet laureate. The post can be a poisoned chalice. It is not a role I would wish on anyone - particularly not someone as forthright and uncompromising as Carol Ann.”
Peter Jay
“He fishes well who uses a golden hook”
Latin Proverb
“Maybe it's just the old golden rule: Treat someone else the way you'd like to be treated.”
David Williams
“You have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.”
James Matthew Barrie
“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
