Prosperity Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

37 Prosperity Quotes
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“There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny; the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make it felony to drink small beer.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
Source: King Henry the Sixth, Part II (Jack Cade at IV, ii)
“Besides, you know Prosperity's the very bond of love, Whose fresh complexion and whose heart together Affliction alters.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
Source: The Winter's Tale (Camillo at IV, iv)
“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”
Syrus (Publilius Syrus) Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Prosperity makes few friends. [Fr., La proserite fait peu d'amis.]”
Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues Quotes
Source: Reflexions (XVII)
“Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear; As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near.”
John Webster Quotes
Source: White Devil (act V, sc. 6)
“Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.”
Edward Young Quotes
Source: Night Thoughts (night V, l. 915)
“Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for.”
Brunswick (ga.) Pilot Quotes
“The prosperous man is never sure that he is loved for himself.”
Lucan Quotes
“Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.”
Calvin Coolidge Quotes
“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”
Publilius Syrus Quotes
“Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.”
Mark Twain Quotes
“Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.”
Francis Bacon Quotes