Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian dramatist, author and physician
Letter to A.S. Suvorin (October 27, 1888)
Letters
“Everybody loves and desires success, but they dislike and are envious of successful people.”
1985
Last update June 3, 2021. History
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Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Variant: The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.
“The desire for success lubricates secret prostitution in the soul.”
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Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
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“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist
Originally from Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958); often attributed to Cosby, he actually cites this as a sound advice he once read elsewhere, in "Dr. Bill Cosby" in Ebony, Vol. 32, No. 8 (June 1977), p. 136
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