—Epicurus
Showing posts with label prosperity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prosperity. Show all posts
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Post #3282
The mind that is much elevated and insolent with prosperity, and cast down with adversity, is generally abject and base.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Post #2684
Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.
—Jean Jacques Rousseau
—Jean Jacques Rousseau
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Friday, February 20, 2015
Post #1755
I asked an experienced elder who had profited by his knowledge of the world, "What course should I pursue to obtain prosperity?" He replied, "Contentment—if you are able, practise contentment."
—Khajah Selman
—Khajah Selman
Monday, January 19, 2015
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
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