Brilliance Quote by Victor Hugo

It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblences to merit.

— Victor Hugo

Success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.

— Victor Hugo

Successful men usually snatch success from seeming failure. If they know there is such a word as defeat they will not admit it. They…

— A P Gouthey

“We live in the midst of a gloomy society. Success; that is the lesson which falls drop by drop from the slope of corruption.…

— Victor Hugo

“It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit. To the crowd,…

— Victor Hugo

Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.

— Demosthenes

Success serves men as a pedestal. It makes them seem greater when not measured by reflection.

— Joseph Joubert

It is the success which makes great men.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results. Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing methods and are inclined to be…

— Albert L. Gray

Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.

— Anonymous

Success has made failures of many men.

— Cindy Adams

The most successful men have used seeming failures as stepping stones to better things.

— Grenville Kleiser