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Ambition can creep as well as soar.
Ambition can creep as well as soar.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you read more
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.
Big results require big ambitions.
Big results require big ambitions.
They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem
Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.
They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem
Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.
By low ambition and the thirst of praise.
By low ambition and the thirst of praise.
Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
