cease vs thrive

cease

verb
  • To stop doing (something). 

  • To stop. 

thrive

verb
  • To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. 

  • To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. 

How often have the words cease and thrive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )