Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

Yet the success of plans and the advantage to be derived from
them do not at all times agree, read more

Yet the success of plans and the advantage to be derived from
them do not at all times agree, seeing the gods claim to
themselves the right to decide as to the final result.
[Lat., Tametsi prosperitas simul utilitasque consultorum non
obique concordent, quoniam captorum eventus superae sibi
vindicant potestates.]

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a read more

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

Your definition of success and happiness is very important when it's time for the spotlight or limelight to shine on read more

Your definition of success and happiness is very important when it's time for the spotlight or limelight to shine on you.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it read more

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.