#alloy

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

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I was quite unable to make any white metal alloy hard enough to be made into powder by my machinery. ↗

— Henry Bessemer

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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ↗

— Dan Gable

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