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Besides, you know
Prosperity's the very bond of love,
Whose fresh complexion and whose heart together
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Besides, you know
Prosperity's the very bond of love,
Whose fresh complexion and whose heart together
Affliction alters.
Prosperity is a feeble reed.
[Fr., C'est un faible roseau que la prosperite.]
Prosperity is a feeble reed.
[Fr., C'est un faible roseau que la prosperite.]
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, read more
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as read more
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
Prosperity makes few friends.
[Fr., La proserite fait peu d'amis.]
Prosperity makes few friends.
[Fr., La proserite fait peu d'amis.]
What has always made a hell on earth has been that man has tried to make it his heaven.
What has always made a hell on earth has been that man has tried to make it his heaven.
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.
