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• Distress, n.: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
• Distress, n.: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• There is an old time toast which is golden for its beauty.
  "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend." -- Mark Twain (1835-1910)...
• There is an old time toast which is golden for its beauty.
  "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend." -- Mark Twai...
• LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
  This disease, like _caries_ and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditio...
• An ancient pagan, who in pagandom was renowned and praised for his wisdom, sailed on the same ship with a wicked man.
  When the ship was in distress the wicked man lifted up his voice in prayer, but the wise man said to him...
• HISTORIANS do it for prosperity
• It is physically impossible to tax into prosperity.