As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.
Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.
All go free when multitudes offend.
The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.
Why seek the Deity further? Whatever we see is God, and wherever we go.