I never think in terms of gold, currency, diamonds. I'm not clever enough for that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
I never look at it like I'm wasting money when I'm buying gold.
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.
Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.
I think people figure out early in their lives what currency they can work in.
They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.
If you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don't buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver.
I've never been clever with money. I will buy anything at the top of the market.