Everyday idiom 12.05: Nothing succeeds like success
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04 Dec 2007 22:40
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Nothing succeeds like success (www.phrases.org.uk)
Meaning
A proverb, expressing the idea that success breeds further success.
Origin
This view was first put into print by Sir Arthur Helps, in Realmah, 1868:
"Nothing succeeds like success." [Rien ne réussit comme le succès.]
We would be remiss in our duties if we didn't include the corny old joke:
"Nothing succeeds like a parrot with no teeth."
Nothing succeeds like success (www.phrases.org.uk)
Meaning
A proverb, expressing the idea that success breeds further success.
Origin
This view was first put into print by Sir Arthur Helps, in Realmah, 1868:
"Nothing succeeds like success." [Rien ne réussit comme le succès.]
We would be remiss in our duties if we didn't include the corny old joke:
"Nothing succeeds like a parrot with no teeth."
04 Dec 2007 22:54
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