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Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

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Pablo Picasso warns about the dangers of success, explaining that it often leads to self-copying. In his opinion, imitating oneself is more hazardous than imitating others and can result in creative stagnation and lack of innovation, leading to sterility in one's work.
Quote by Pablo Picasso
Painter, Spanish
Pablo Picasso was a world-renowned painter and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
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