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But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig
tree; and none shall make them read more
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig
tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord
of hosts hath spoken it.
I wish you every kind of prosperity, with a little more taste.
I wish you every kind of prosperity, with a little more taste.
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.]
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 the surest breeder of insolence I know.
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
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.
Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.
Surer to prosper than prosperity could have assur'd us.
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 something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.