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Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear;
As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near.
Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear;
As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near.
It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity
with moderation.
[Lat., Ut adversas read more
It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity
with moderation.
[Lat., Ut adversas res, secundas immoderate ferre, levitatis
est.]
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.
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity
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.]
Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service read more
Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.
Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.
Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.
