Success

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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding, and that which is lost by not trying
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result
Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody
Success consecrates the most offensive crimes
A minute's success pays the failure for years.

Apollo and the Fates
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