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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my read more
At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, read more
Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.
You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.
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 has no rest!
Ambition has no rest!
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.
Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.
