Money degrades all the gods of man and converts them into commodities.

Although gold and silver are not by nature money, money is by nature gold and silver.

Each piece of money is a mere coin, or means of circulation, only so long as it actually circulates.

Exchange value forms the substance of money, and exchange value is wealth.

Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.