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Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.
Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
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.]
The prosperous man is never sure that he is loved for himself.
The prosperous man is never sure that he is loved for himself.
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.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
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 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.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
