Read the selection below and answer the question. Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never, so
that, as Poor Richard says, a life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.
Which of the statements below best describes this quotation?

A. This passage criticizes ethical action.
B. This passage is an excerpt from a religious sermon.
C. This passage praises the printed word,
D. This passage is an example of the Protestant Work Ethic.