Quote by Anna Pavlova
When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I wa

When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away. – Anna Pavlova

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No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. – Anna Pavlova

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Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits. – Anna Pavlova

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Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work. – Anna Pavlova

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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward. – Baruch Spinoza

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