All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.
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.
Every man now worships gold, all other reverence being done away.
More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.
As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there's a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought.
Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.