"Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success."

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

"Envy was just the tax you paid on success."

"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."

"Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Think of their needs."

"Whenever I hear, 'It can't be done,' I know I'm close to success."

"Nothing fails like success."

"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius."

"The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration."

"Men are born to succeed, not fail."