The awful penalty of success is the haunting dread of subsequent failure.

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... for there is always one more hill to climb, one more success to achieve, one more contest to win before we die. This quote by George Bernard Shaw says that the terrible fear of failure often follows success for those who can’t accept that they are an exception to their own rule. Success brings the fear of falling.

The feeling that there are many hills left to climb before you die. And, each time you feel like you’ve conquered one hill, another one awaits.

Source: Escape And Other Essays

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