• Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

  Tacitus
  Roman senator and historian 56-117
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. uncorrupted
2. touchstone
3. misfortune
4. pleasure

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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure. by : Tacitus

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