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Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
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.
Big results require big ambitions.
Big results require big ambitions.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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.
We grow small trying to be great.
We grow small trying to be great.
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand,
And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand,
And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
