“Work hard in silence; let success make the noise”

“Work hard in silence; let success make the noise” is a motivational saying that has been printed on posters. “Work hard in silence and let your success make all the noise” was cited on Twitter on July 17, 2011. Authorship of the saying is not known.
 
American singer and songwriter Frank Ocean was credited with the saying on Twitter on April 15, 2013, but this is almost two years after the saying had first been cited in print.
   
   
Twitter
Drewski
‏@IMDrewski
Work hard in silence and let your success make all the noise
1:23 AM - 17 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
Hugo
‏@DeLaOscar1
Work hard in silence and let your success make all the noise!
4:51 AM - 20 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
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‏@HeySamira
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.”
6:00 PM - 21 May 2012
 
Twitter
EslamElsayed
‏@eslamabdelkreem
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” - (via shoomz) http://tmblr.co/ZUG7LxLveSR1
8:08 PM - 21 May 2012
 
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‏@MelBlessed_x0
Work Hard In Silence, let your success be the noise. -Frank Ocean 💕
2:07 PM - 15 Apr 2013
 
Twitter
Anne
‏@Photopact
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” - Frank Ocean (via l-ucia) http://tmblr.co/ZpzAFxi-6pez
4:25 PM - 18 Apr 2013
 
reddit
work hard in silence let success make the noise (self.quotes)
submitted May 21, 2013 by tokyonews
 
Quicksprout
11 Business Philosophies to Live and Die By
by NEIL PATEL on JUNE 20, 2013
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Work hard in silence and keep your success to yourself
When I started doing somewhat well, I wanted to show off. I wanted to tell people about my successes, buy fancy objects to demonstrate my accomplishments and share with the world how “I made it”.
 
In the long run, buying expensive objects didn’t make me happy. Telling people about my success just caused people to think I was arrogant and, even worse, created more competition.
   
Inspirational Quotes
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013
Self Improvement and Success Quotes
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Work hard in silence, let success make the noise!
 
Google Books
50!: THE LIFE, LOVES & PSYCHE OF A MALE MID-LIFE CRISIS:
Volume 1 - The Journey
By Cory Y. Standby
Xlibris (Xlibrispublishing.co.uk)
2015
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‘Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise’ (Frank Ocean)
   
The Odyssey
15 Sayings to Help You Succeed in Life
The best time for new beginnings is now.
Julia Bauer in Lifestyle on Jun 9, 2015
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8. Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.