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.

There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves, but it were much better to make such good provisions by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and of dying for it.

Nor can they understand why a totally useless substance like gold should now, all over the world, be considered far more important than human beings, who gave it such value as it has, purely for their own convenience.

We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.

If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.

Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.