"nothing succeeds like success" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1870, Wilkie Collins, Man and Wife, Prologue",
          "text": "Always rising, Mr. Delamayn rose next to be Attorney-General. About the same time—so true it is that \"nothing succeeds like success\"—a childless relative died and left him a fortune.",
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          "ref": "1899, E. W. Hornung, “Gentlemen and Players”, in The Amateur Cracksman",
          "text": "I gained considerable kudos for a lucky catch . . . and, as nothing succeeds like success, and the constant encouragement of the one great cricketer on the field was in itself an immense stimulus, I actually made a run or two in my very next innings.",
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