Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune and / or successful social status. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes others factors which are independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health.
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Famous quotes containing the word prosperity:
“A jest’s prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“[N]o country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)