gold may be bought too dear
- gold may be bought too dear
1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. 14 Well (quoth she) a man maie bie golde to dere.
1642 T. FULLER Holy State II. xxi. Fearing to find the Proverb true, That Gold may be bought too dear, they returned to their ships.
1889 J. LUBBOCK Pleasures of Life (ed. 2) II. ii. It is well worth having..but it does not requite too great a sacrifice. A wise proverb tells us that gold may be bought too dear.
1908 Times 28 Nov. 11 Gold may be bought too dear; and little improvements in the regulation of the drink traffic are too heavily loaded when they carry with them confiscatory legislation, local option, ruinous harshness to individuals.
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