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    Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one
    cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune.
    [Lat., Res secundae valent commutare naturam, et raro quisquam
    erga bona sua satis cautus est.]

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Prosperity Quotes,
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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.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Prosperity Quotes,
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How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
[Lat., Quantum caliginis mentibus nostris objicit magna
felicitas!]

How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.
[Lat., Quantum caliginis mentibus nostris objicit magna
felicitas!]

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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.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. Found in: Prosperity Quotes,
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Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.

Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.

by John Milton Found in: Prosperity Quotes,
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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.

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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.]

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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.]

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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.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Prosperity Quotes,
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