The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

Source: Conversations with Dali by Alain Bosquet and ‎Salvador Dalí; Page 82.

Some people turn to blind and feel jealous inside when they see your success and happiness.

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

Source: Herodotus, Herodotus, trans. A. D. Godley, vol. 2, book 3, paragraph 40, p. 53, 55 (1928). Excerpt from a letter from Amasis to Polycrates.

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Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism.

To succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Source: Michael Korda, Success! (1977) Complete Quote: The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its intolerance of failure and poverty, traps millions of people in positions where any kind of success seems impossible to contemplate, and in which failure itself is Read More…

Success is an attitude, a mindset, a decision, a commitment, a promise. A belief that it can be done, should be done and WILL be done.

The most important thing for success is self belief and confidence. Believing you deserve it, believing you can do it, and you will get it.