Quote#Money & Wealth
Everywhere the glint of gold
Quote byHoward Carter · 1874–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tutankhamen and the Glint of Gold.
English (original)
everywhere the glint of gold
— Howard Carter
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