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| All claim kindred with the prosperous. Latin. | 1 |
| He that considers in prosperity, will be less afflicted in adversity. | 2 |
| In prosperity no altars smoke. Italian. | 3 |
| In prosperity think of adversity. Dutch. | 4 |
| In time of affliction a vow, in time of prosperity an inundation of wickedness. | 5 |
| It is no easy matter to bear prosperity decently. | 6 |
| Let the wretched hope and the prosperous be on their guard. Latin. | 7 |
Oh, how portentous is prosperity!
How, comet-like, it threatens while it shines! Young. | 8 |
| Prosperity and vanity are often lodged together. | 9 |
| Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise. | 10 |
| Prosperity discovers vices and adversity virtues. | 11 |
| Prosperity engenders sloth. Livy. | 12 |
| Prosperity forgets father and mother. Spanish. | 13 |
| Prosperity gains friends, and adversity tries them. Pacuvius. | 14 |
| Prosperity gives some appearance of higher sentiments, even to persons of mean spirit. Plutarch. | 15 |
| Prosperity is a ray of the sun that the least shadow can interrupt; adversity is sometimes like the refreshing rain of Spring. Chinese. | 16 |
| Prosperity is a stronger trial of virtue than adversity. Rochefoucauld. | 17 |
| Prosperity is like a tender mother but blind who spoils her children. | 18 |
| Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comfort and hopes. South. | 19 |
| Prosperity is the nurse of anger. Latin. | 20 |
| Prosperity is the worst enemy men usually have. | 21 |
| Prosperity lets go the bridle. | 22 |
| Prosperity is the thing in the world we ought to trust least. | 23 |
| Prosperity tries the human heart with the deepest probe and brings forth the hidden character. Tacitus. | 24 |
| Prosperity’s right hand is industry and her left hand is frugality. | 25 |
| Prosperous men sacrifice not; i.e., they forget God. | 26 |
| Prosperous men seldom mend their faults. | 27 |
| The prosperous man cannot easily form a right idea of misery. Quintillian. | 28 |
| The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved. Lucan. | 29 |
| They must be strong legs that can support prosperous days. German. | 30 |
| When prosperity smiles, beware of its guiles. Dutch. | 31 |
| When prosperity was mounted, she let go the bridle and soon came tumbling out of the saddle. Franklin. | 32 |
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