
“By virtue of exchange, one man's prosperity is beneficial to all others.”
Economic harmonies, par. 4.110.
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
“By virtue of exchange, one man's prosperity is beneficial to all others.”
Economic harmonies, par. 4.110.
“It is our duty to help those who need help; but it cannot be our duty to make others happy,”
Vol. 2, Ch. 24 "Oracular Philosophy and the Revolt against Reason"
The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
Context: ... the attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell. It leads to intolerance. It leads to religious wars, and to the saving of souls through the inquisition. And it is, I believe, based on a complete misunderstanding of our moral duties. It is our duty to help those who need help; but it cannot be our duty to make others happy, since this does not depend on us, and since it would only too often mean intruding on the privacy of those towards whom we have such amiable intentions.
“Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy.”
Call no man happy till he is dead.
Also attributed to Sophocles in "Oedipus The King".
Hold him alone truly fortunate who has ended his life in happy well-being.
Source: Oresteia (458 BC), Agamemnon, lines 928–929. Variant translations:
“Only by being a man or woman for others does one become fully human.”
'Men for Others' http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/men-for-others.html, 1973, Valencia, Spain
(Often shortened to "can't stand prosperity" as an unknown quote).
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Man of Letters
Vol. 4, pt. 2, translated by W.P.Dickson.
The History of Rome - Volume 4: Part 2