Mining Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old mining quotes, mining sayings, and mining proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold. Proverbs 11:27
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by the frost. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. Mahatma Gandhi
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When taken for granted, gold in one's hand is sometimes considered like cheap copper – so are people. Ethiopian Proverb
Your mind is a gold mine. Dig deep! Michael Bassey Johnson
Don’t die without mining the gold in your mind. Michael Bassey Johnson
I mind the unmindful, but I mind my own mind too. Mine your mind, and mine the minds of others. Mind.. you are mine! Justin K. McFarlane Beau
Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth. Jane Urquhart