Quotes
Quotes about Prosperity
A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.
It was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), that "The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
Surer to prosper than prosperity
Could have assur'd us.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
O Banner!
Not houses of peace are you, nor any nor all of their prosperity; if need be you shall have every one of those houses to destroy them;
You thought not to destroy those valuable houses, standing fast, full of comfort, built with money;
May they stand fast then? Not an hour, unless you, above them and all, stand fast.
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
When he was in great prosperity, and courted by many, seeing himself splendidly served at his table, he turned to his children and said: "Children, we had been undone, if we had not been undone."
It was a saying of his that education was an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
I wish you all sorts of prosperity with a little more taste.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.
The test of ahimsa is the absence of jealousy. The man whose heart never cherishes even the thought of injury to anyone, who rejoices at the prosperity of even his greatest enemy, that man is the bhakta, he is the yogi, he is the guru of all.
Memory moderates prosperity, decreases adversity, controls youth and delights old age.
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.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
