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Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: read more
Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned.
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.
 The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.
 [Lat., Felix se nescit amari.]  
 The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.
 [Lat., Felix se nescit amari.] 
 In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and 
arrogance.
 [Lat., In rebus prosperis, superbiam, fastidium arrogantiamque read more 
 In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and 
arrogance.
 [Lat., In rebus prosperis, superbiam, fastidium arrogantiamque 
magno opere fugiamus.] 
 When God has once begun to throw down the prosperous, He 
overthrows them altogether: such is the end of read more 
 When God has once begun to throw down the prosperous, He 
overthrows them altogether: such is the end of the mighty.
 [Lat., Semel profecto premere felices deus
  Cum coepit, urget; hos habent magna exitus.] 
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
 There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a 
penny; the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops; read more 
 There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a 
penny; the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make 
it felony to drink small beer. 
 The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
 [Lat., Est felicibus difficilis miserarium vera aestimatio.]  
 The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
 [Lat., Est felicibus difficilis miserarium vera aestimatio.] 
 Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession 
of prosperous days.
 [Ger., Alles in der read more 
 Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession 
of prosperous days.
 [Ger., Alles in der Welt lasst sich ertragen,
  Nur nicht eine Reihe von schonen Tagen.]