The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous… — William Somerset Maugham
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.
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