“What is it that gold cannot command, or hath not conquered? Justice herself, that sitteth wimpled about the eyes, doth it not because she will take no gold, but that she would not be seen blushing when she takes it: the balances she holdeth are not to weigh the right of the cause, but the weight of the bribe: she will put up [sheathe] her naked sword if thou offer her a golden scabbard.”
— John Lyly, Midas, 1592
“Gold”, now that some heavy s**t!
Hence, the unbearable weight of gilt.
All that is gilded is not gold, but it sure looks great!
Nostradamus said much the same thing about Donald Trump appearing in several courts..
I like…gooooooooold.