#prosper

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. ↗

— Elvis Presley

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If the amount of money going into the war economy were invested in landscape restoration, we would be in a far more positive position. It may get a little dire before we pull together, but I think when the prosperous nations, and in particular the U.S., realize they're wrecking their own kids' lives, there will be a mass change in value. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

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The question is no longer whether the United States should contribute to assuring Israel's survival and prosperity; that goes without saying. ↗

— George Ball

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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity. ↗

— Sa'Di

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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. ↗

— Plutarch

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Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity. ↗

— Plutarch

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When you are living in the present moment, you will experience a deep sense of inner joy, peace and awareness. ↗

— Christopher Dines

#christopher-dines-quotes #experience

A prosperous state makes a secure Christian, but adversity makes him Consider. ↗

— Anne Bradstreet

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No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#government #prosperity #taxes #taxing #economy

Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission. ↗

— James Buchan

#been #carriages #catastrophic #century #electricity