# don't mess with success

> English word · Proverb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/don-t-mess-with-success