I Would Uphold The Law If For

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.

The Folly Of Men Has Enhanced The Value Of Gold And Silver Because Of Their Scarcity; Whereas, On The Contrary, It Is Their Opinion That Nature, As An Indulgent Parent, Has Freely Given Us All The Best Things In Great Abundance, Such As Water And Earth, But Has Laid Up And Hid From Us The Things That Are Vain And Useless.

To Love God, Which Was A Thing Far Excelling All The Cunning That Is Possible For Us In This Life To Obtain.

It Is Only Natural, Of Course, That Each Man Should Think His Own Opinions Best: The Crow Loves His Fledgling, And The Ape His Cub.

Pride Measures Prosperity Not By Her Own Advantages But By The Disadvantages Of Others. She Would Not Even Wish To Be A Goddess Unless There Were Some Wretches Left Whom She Could Order About And Lord It Over, Whose Misery Would Make Her Happiness Seem All The More Extraordinary, Whose Poverty Can Be Tormented And Exacerbated By A Display Of Her Wealth. This Infernal Serpent, Pervading The Human Heart, Keeps Men From Reforming Their Lives, Holding Them Back Like A Suckfish.