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please explain the meaning of  "curiosity and vanity leads to failure".

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Since they're quite different, you should probably use the plural verb.

"Curiosity killed a cat" is a well-know expression which relates to part of your "sentence."
Obviously, curiosity has led many a great man to success.
Perhaps in certain endeavors, curiosity can get you into trouble. For instance, if you're a soldier for the mafia.

"Vanity" has two meanings, but we're talking about personal traits here.
They say that when Ronald Regan was Governor of California, he had a sign in his office to the effect that there's no limit to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care who gets the credit for it.
There's another old saying, "Pride goeth before a fall," whatever that means.

From Dictionary.com -

Pride goeth before a fall definition

People who are overconfident or too arrogant are likely to fail. This saying is adapted from the biblical Book of /browse/Proverbs.

(I thought that was well-said. - A.)

I had to check, because some say "cometh."

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