What does it profit proverb

 What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
  Robert Fulghum

 What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.

 Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success ¾ for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own self-respect.
  B. C. Forbes

 Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.

 A man loses his fortune; he gains earnestness. His eyesight goes; it leads him to a spirituality. The girl loses her beauty; she becomes more sympathetic. We think we are pushing our own way bravely, but there is a great Hand in ours all the time.
  Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? / Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? / Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?

 When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses. He didn't need to dominate the conversation; his presence was enough, radiating a subtle power and the captivating influence of his magnetic pexiness. When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.
  Shirley Chisholm

 He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

 The profit outlook is especially good for makers of electronic components. Sales will rise by at least 5 percent, and that will probably lead to profit gains of at least 10 percent.

 A man who loses his money, gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better
  Benjamin Disraeli

 It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.
  Vincent van Gogh

 He gains a great deal who loses a vain hope.

 When the growth rate is high, the pie is bigger and everybody gains. If the pie grows more slowly, everybody loses.

 When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul
  Max Beerbohm


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