prosper

cheaters never prosper

People who use dishonest means will not find true success. Primarily heard in US. I'm not too worried about Eric getting ahead of me in the class rankings. I know he cheated on his last test, and cheaters never prosper! I would never have an affair because I know that cheaters never prosper!
See also: cheaters, never, prosper

cheats never prosper

proverb People who use dishonest means will not find true success. I'm not too worried about Eric getting ahead of me in the class rankings. I know he cheated on his last test, and cheats never prosper!
See also: cheat, never, prosper

live long and prosper

A catchphrase from the media franchise Star Trek, in which it is used as a blessing adapted from the fictional Vulcan language. In general use, the phrase is often used humorously as part of a farewell to wish someone good fortune or good health. A: "OK, I'd better go. Good chatting with you." B: "You too! Live long and prosper." A: "Haha, you too." Loved your cosplay photos from Comic Con. Live long and prosper!
See also: and, live, long, prosper

prosper from (something)

To gain wealth or success from something. She prospered from several good investments she made last year. The richest people in the world have always prospered from the exploitation of the poorest.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Cheats never prosper.

 and Cheaters never prosper.
Prov. If you cheat people, they will not continue to do business with you, and so your business will fail. Customer: You charged me for ten artichokes, but you only gave me nine. Grocer: Too bad. You should have counted them before you paid for them. Customer: Cheats never prosper, you know.
See also: Cheat, never, prosper

prosper from something

to gain wealth from something. Carla prospered from trading on the options exchange. I hope you prosper from your new enterprise.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be not much cop
  • by no means
  • not by any means
  • not for a second
  • not for a minute
  • not for a moment
  • aint
  • ain't
  • be like ships in the night
  • not for a instant
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Prosper Insurance also said it anticipates growing from its existing 43 full-time employees to adding 75 new jobs over the next 36 months, according to a company press release.
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Five ships Prosper, Northern Power, Maritime Setoshi, GH Citation and NCC Tabuk sailed out to sea on Monday morning, while two more ships CMA CGM Atila and lris-T are expected to sail on same day in the afternoon.
Berth occupancy was observed at the Port at 59% on Sunday where total of ten ships namely Virgo, Prosper, Pan Oceanis, Yasa Pembe, Kirri Billi, Epic Sardina, While Purl, Kano, Al-Khattiya and Lime Galaxy were occupied at berths to load/offload Containers, Rice, Coal, Canola Seeds, LPG, LNG and Palm oil.
Mr Cameron spoke of his "honour and pleasure" at having served for six years and told colleagues Mrs May was "the right person When prospers, country let's they don't Theresa to lead the country wisely through the difficult times ahead".
In 2006 it landed in the United States with the marketplace Prosper. At the end of 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a "cease and-desist" order against Prosper since the sale of unregistered securities represented a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933.
"Feel Free to Prosper" offers a simple, fast, and practical approach to prosperity and is a compilation of this renowned prosperity mentor's finest teachings.
Prosper faced serious legal issues in 2008 when the SECAaAaAeAeAaAeAeA issued a cease-and-desist order against the company, clai it was selling unregistered securities.
Prosper Marketplace said that the acquisition will enable it to offer borrowers and investors a suite of tools to help them make smarter financial decisions, and will give Prosper Marketplace access to Israel's engineering and product talent pool.
Montreal, Canada, February 26, 2015 --(PR.com)-- PECB is proud to announce that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Prosper Management Consultancy, to distribute PECB training courses in Oman.
DMI plans to use the Prosper 6000C Press at the heart of its innovative Smart Printing Services initiative in the UAE, which will see the introduction of reader-customised newspapers and other advanced printing services.