quotes of success - quotes and descriptions to inspire creative writing

"Who has the greater success in the eyes of our creator, one who has an unfathomably large abode or one who brings a forest to life?"

To declare success without a clear definition of what success means is pointless, was the goal to love others and create peace or to accumulate massive amounts of personal wealth? Because to become massively rich and not develop enough empathy to want to help others can also be called failure, it all depends on your perspective. Is the mother who cares for her family a success story? Or is she a failure for not earning money? Perspectives and definitions matter as much as pointing a space rocket in the right direction.

"Notions of success depend entirely on what you believe the right goal is."

"Only when we put the concept of success into a philosophical idea-tree with love as its supreme first principle can it make any sense at all."