nothing succeeds like success

Definitions

People who are already successful tend to have additional successes.

Examples

“Always rising, Mr. Delamayn rose next to be Attorney-General. About the same time—so true it is that "nothing succeeds like⟳ success"—a childless relative died and left him a fortune.”

“I gained considerable kudos for a lucky catch⟳ . . . and, as nothing succeeds like⟳ success, and the constant encouragement of the one great cricketer on the field was in itself an immense stimulus, I actually made a run⟳ or two in my very next innings.”

“The theory of programmed learning is that nothing succeeds like⟳ success. It holds that some subjects are learned best when broken into tiny chunks of information that students can master one by one, each step providing its own⟳ little thrill of accomplishment.”

“In television, nothing succeeds like⟳ success. So it was Sunday night at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards, where five of the top six categories featured repeat⟳ winners from last⟳ year.”

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