Help! Need the origin of this quote:

stickler

Posted: 24 November 2003 08:40 AM

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"It is not enough that I succeed, others must also fail."

I’ve Googled a bunch and came up with attributions from Gore Vidal to Attila the Hun. However, I couldn’t find anything remotely definitive.

Any help will be much appreciated!

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Tim

Posted: 24 November 2003 10:31 AM

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Hmm… Hits for Genghis Khan, La Rochefoucauld, Sartre, and Oscar Wilde, also…

Good luck!

-Tim

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Posted: 25 November 2003 01:46 AM

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It does appear to be a common sentiment. Heh.

I sense that I’m not going to be able to reach any speedy conclusions on this one. Thanks for giving it a shot though. :)

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