don't mess with success

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don't mess with success

Where it comes from

Cited in print in 1964. Popularized in the 1960s.

proverb

  1. Synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    Similar: if it ain't broke, don't fix it

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"don't mess with success." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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don't mess with success. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success

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"don't mess with success." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success.

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@misc{don_t_mess_with_success_2026,
  title = {don't mess with success},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}