P. T. Barnum

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.

American Entertainer

Bill Gross

Favouring employment versus the financial markets is a decent policy; certainly not beneficial for the currency or the gilt market, but beneficial for the people.

American Businessman

Mary Wollstonecraft

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

British Writer

Gustave Flaubert

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.

French Novelist

Tom Hooper

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word 'lavish' and everything being magnificent.

British Director

Vitruvius

Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt.

Roman Author

The word 'gilt' is often associated with decorative objects or art.

Decoration Clue

'Gilt' suggests the item isn't made of solid gold but has a golden appearance.

False Gold

Using 'gilt' in descriptions conveys a sense of luxury or high quality.

Luxurious Impression

'Gilt' as an adjective refers to the surface look, not the material's entirety.

Surface Treatment

In design, 'gilt' items contribute to an elegant or antique atmosphere.

Elegant Atmosphere

In zoology, 'gilt' refers specifically to pigs and is used in breeding contexts.

Breeding Specific

'Gilt' is a gender and age-specific term for female pigs only.

Female Pig

'Gilt' in finance is a UK-specific term not used for the bonds of other countries.

UK Financial Term

Financial gilts are generally seen as safe, stable investments.

Safe Investment

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