Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession of prosperous days.
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sprüche in Reimen, III.
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sprüche in Reimen, III.
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Alles in der Welt lässt sich ertragen, Nur nicht eine Reihe von schönen Tagen.
— Eve on Prosperity
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Alles in der Welt lässt sich ertragen, Nur nicht eine Reihe von schönen Tagen." in the context of "Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession of prosperous days.
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sprüche in Reimen, III." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Prosperity" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 637-38.)
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About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
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