Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Adversity Quotes, Prosperity Quotes

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

History makes people wise.

History makes people wise.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency...

If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency...

The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences

The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences