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On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
A slave has but one master. An ambitious man has as many as there are people who helped him get read more
A slave has but one master. An ambitious man has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
Ambition never comes to an end.
Ambition never comes to an end.
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.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to
the second or even the third rank.
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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to
the second or even the third rank.
[Lat., Prima enim sequentem, honestumn est in secundis,
tertiisque consistere.]
Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.
Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.
