The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
If you are lucky enough to be successful, you get drawn further in and you stop paying attention to the stuff that matters.
Success is like winning the sweepstakes or getting killed in an automobile crash. It always happens to somebody else.
I'm aware that success can overwhelm you. The perception of you can be elevated to such a status that it's not you any more.
Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.
Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.