Success Quotes

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

25498 quotes

"One's ambitions must be nourished with hard work and determination."
Louisa May Alcott
"Success is measured not by what we gain but by what we give."
Louisa May Alcott
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"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes."
Washington Irving
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"The greatest pleasure is the joy of achievement."
Washington Irving
"Success is never so interesting as struggle."
Willa Cather
"Success comes to those who understand how to manipulate desire."
Theodore Dreiser
"Every achievement carries within it the seeds of future disappointment."
Theodore Dreiser
"Ambition without honor is merely corruption wearing a respectable mask."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"Wealth and power are nothing to intelligence and character."
Edith Wharton
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"Success without integrity is merely a borrowed suit."
Edith Wharton
"There is no success without sacrifice."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"It's nice to have accomplishments and feel proud of them."
Louisa May Alcott
"Every worthy ambition is a good thing to have."
Louisa May Alcott
"Accidents happen to the careless, but design happens to the intentional."
Willa Cather
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"The life of a man of genius is usually the life of a martyr."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"The true measure of a man is not his wealth but his character."
Washington Irving
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"The greatest victory is the one won over oneself."
Washington Irving
"Success measured only in worldly terms is hollow and fleeting."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune, limited only by his vision and will."
James Fenimore Cooper
"Success that comes at the cost of integrity is a form of failure."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"The true genius shakes the world, and leaves no doubt of his presence."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"The true measure of success is the depth of one's character."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"To be true to oneself is the only success worth measuring."
Edgar Allan Poe
"I have sometimes thought that the most delightful time in life is when one has come to understand what is worth living for."
Willa Cather
"It's nice to have accomplishments and be able to look back with satisfaction."
Louisa May Alcott