Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.

C'est dangereux le succès. On commence à se copier soi-même et se copier soi-même est plus dangereux que de copier les autres.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic

Success Self-indulgence Originality

Speaker

Pablo Picasso

Source

Vogue

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Picasso." Interview with Alexander Liberman. Vogue, Nov. 1, 1956.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Not all those who wander are lost.

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

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Topic
Wandering Exploration Taking one's time
Speaker
Gandalf

Author

J.R.R. Tolkien
Source
The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings
Medium
Novel
Genre
Fantasy
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. George Allen & Unwin, 1954, ch. 10.

Another quote about Success

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

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Topic
Following your dreams Taking risks Courage Success

Author

Henry David Thoreau
Source
Conclusion Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1854 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

Another quote originally in French

To name an object is to take away three-fourths of the pleasure given by a poem. This pleasure consists in guessing little by little to suggest it, that is the ideal.

Jules Huret

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Topic
Names Poetry
Speaker
Stephane Mallarme [Etienne Mallarme]

Author

Jules Huret
Language
French
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Mallarme, Stephane. Quoted in "Sur l'Evolution Litteraire [On Literary Evolution]." Enquete de Huret [Investigation by Jules Huret]. Interviewed by Jules Huret. Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1891.