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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
Here may we reign secure, and in my choice
To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell.
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Here may we reign secure, and in my choice
To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell.
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.
You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
I strike the stars with by sublime head.
[Lat., Sublimi feriam sidera vertice.]
I strike the stars with by sublime head.
[Lat., Sublimi feriam sidera vertice.]
He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested
business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have read more
He was utterly without ambition [Chas. II.]. He detested
business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have
undergone the trouble of really directing the administration.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.