“you cannot pursue success; success ensues.”
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I feel compelled to follow the light which my own intellect & judgement cast upon my way, rather than any one of the many conflicting rays which other minds would lend me.
from Preface to Poems of Passion 1883 edition

“You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth.”
Bell Telephone Talk (1901)
Context: You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them.

Variant: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

2010s, 2015, Presidential Bid Announcement (June 16, 2015)

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.”
As quoted in The Pocket Philosopher/ Psychologist (2004) by Mark J. Merten, p. 87

“If you want to be successful you must look successful. ”
Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/What_Is_E_Commerce/PkPhDwAAQBAJ

“Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”
Source: Your Road Map for Success: You Can Get There from Here