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.
More gold has been mined from the brains of men than has ever been taken from the earth.
Men make a kingdom strong, not gold.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Gold is the spiritual basis of existing society.
Gold conjures up a mist about a man, more destructive of all his old senses and lulling to his feelings than the fumes of charcoal.
All is not gold that glisters.
