Success Quotes

Success means different things to different people. These quotes redefine what it means to truly succeed.

25498 quotes

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"Perfection in thought leads naturally to perfection in conduct."
Christian Wolff
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"All worthy accomplishments rest upon foundations of sound reasoning and clear thought."
Christian Wolff
C
"In seeking happiness, do not pursue it directly but rather pursue virtue and reason."
Christian Wolff
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"Success is the result of preparation meeting opportunity."
Hugo Grotius
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"Success built on injustice is no success at all."
Hugo Grotius
J
"Success built on injustice crumbles into dust and shame."
Jean Bodin
J
"Success that comes without sacrifice is hollow and fleeting."
Jean Bodin
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"In every problem lies the seed of its own solution."
Christian Wolff
C
"Success is the natural consequence of living according to reason."
Christian Wolff
J
"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."
Johann Goethe
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"To be productive, one must be free from the tyranny of self-doubt."
Johann Goethe
"The pursuit of happiness is built on ethical foundations."
Moses Mendelssohn
"Success is measured by our impact on others."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"The greatest achievement of a society is the degree to which it protects the rights of its weakest members."
Catharine Macaulay
J
"True success is measured not by wealth but by the good we do."
Johann Herder
"Success measured only in gold is spiritual poverty."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"The sweetest moments come not from success, but from struggle."
Friedrich Schiller
J
"A nation's true wealth is measured not in gold but in the virtue and capability of its citizens."
Jean Bodin
J
"A society that values comfort above challenge will eventually produce generations incapable of greatness."
Jean Bodin
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"Perfection consists in the agreement of our actions with the eternal laws of reason."
Christian Wolff
C
"Progress comes from the systematic application of rational principles to all affairs."
Christian Wolff
C
"The real progress of a nation is measured not by its wealth, but by the breadth of its education."
Catharine Macaulay
"The greatest success is becoming the person you were meant to be."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Dedication to one's craft is the path to mastery."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
J
"Method and order are the keys to success."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
J
"Success comes to those who persist despite difficulties."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
J
"Success requires unwavering commitment and discipline."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"The greatest geniuses have always had the greatest contempt for riches."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Success is not the destination, but the journey."
Claude Adrien Helvetius