PROSPERITY
Prosperity is defined as the state
of well-being, and successful, especially in making money.
According to a broader definition:
prosperity is more than just financial wealth. It’s about a sense of
well-being, thriving, good fortune, and favour, and is tied
to a feeling of success and a positive life experience.
A prosperous country is defined as a
nation that is rich, financially stable, and economically successful. Moreover,
it is politically and socially strong and has a high standard of life with
latest healthcare systems and educational facilities. In such a country, no
section of society is known as financially backward and thus entitled to freebies.
Some synonyms of prosperity are:
Good
fortune, success, abundance, affluence, ease, plenty, wealth, riches, and life
of luxury.
Its antonyms are: poverty, destitution,
misfortune, depression, stagnation, backwardness, and adversity.
Look at some famous proverbs:
*Prosperity
makes friends, adversity tries them.
*Good planning and hard work lead to
prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to
poverty.
*The blessing of the Lord makes one
rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
*Wealth from empty schemes
disappears, wealth from work grows over time.
*Lazy hands make for poverty, but
diligent hands bring wealth.
Given below
are some relevant quotes:
1.
That
fortitude which has encountered no
dangers, that prudence which has surmounted no difficulties, that integrity
which has been attacked by no temptation, can at best be considered but as gold
not yet brought to the test, of which therefore the true value cannot be
assigned,--English author Samuel Johnson (1709-84).
2.
Everything
in the world may be endured, except continual prosperity.---German poet,
dramatist, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1742-1832).
3.
Prosperity
is the touchstone of virtue; for it is less difficult to bear misfortunes, than
to remain uncorrupted by pleasure,---Roman historian Tacitus (55-120).
4.
The
good things which belong to prosperity may be wished; but the good things which
belong to adversity are to be admired.---Roman stoic philosopher Seneca (4 B.
C. ---65 A.D.)
5.
He
that swells in prosperity will be sure to shrink in adversity.---English clergy
Caleb C. Colton (1780-1832).
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G. R. Kanwal
23 October 2026
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