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A working-man's life is a dog's life, that's what it is.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
It is always more convenient to dream of what might be.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
If you wish to survive, you have to win the battle.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
It isn't the gold that changes man, it is the power which gold gives to man that changes the soul of man. This power, though, is only imaginary. If not recognized by other men, it does not exist.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
The air bit into your lungs because it was filled with poisonous gas escaping from the refineries. That sting in the air which made breathing so hard and unpleasant and choked your throat constantly meant that people were making money–much money.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)
The treasure which you think not worth taking trouble and pains to find, this alone is the real treasure you are longing for all your life. The glittering treasure you are hunting for day and night lies buried on the other side of that hill yonder.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)