"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others."
~ Picasso
"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others." ~ Picasso
“A lot of mistakes come from copying people playing a different game than you.”
Brain Food: Perfection is Impossible
When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
Robert Greene • The 48 Laws of Power
there's a few important events that happen in the early life of Pablo Picasso. One, he experiences intense competition. This is going to lead him to develop his own style and then go to where there's less competition. Picasso seems to have grasped quite early on that he would not get to the top in the field of conventional painting.
Founders Notes
On the same topic, Picasso once said, “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.”