Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even prosperity can become unbearable if it continues indefinitely.
- In plain terms
- Too much success can be hard to bear.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance achievement with humility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might continuous success feel oppressive?
Another view
Some view prosperity as purely positive.
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