Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
As a precious metal, silver is also money.
It is important to realize that gold and silver are international commodities and that, therefore, when not prohibited by government decree, foreign coins are perfectly capable of serving as standard moneys.
What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.
Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Commodities such as gold and silver have a world market that transcends national borders, politics, religions, and race. A person may not like someone else's religion, but he'll accept his gold.
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
I never think in terms of gold, currency, diamonds. I'm not clever enough for that.