Quote by Ellen Glasgow
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or fina

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away. – Ellen Glasgow

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No matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book. – Ellen Glasgow

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Why be a man when you can be a success? – Bertolt Brecht

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Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing youll have left is your character. – Vince Gill

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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. – Shirley Jones

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Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. – Oliver Goldsmith

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