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Ambition, that high and glorious passion, which makes such havoc among the sons of men, arises from a proud desire of honor and distinction; and when the splendid trappings in which it is usually caparisoned are removed, will be found to consist of the mean materials of envy, pride, and covetousness.
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Ambition….. The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
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Ambition.n overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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Ambition’s cradle oftenest is its grave.
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Ambition’s debt is paid.
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Ambition’s like a circle on the water, Which never ceases to enlarge itself, ‘Till by broad spreading it disperse to nought.
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Ambition’s monstrous stomach does increase By eating, and it fears to starve, unless It still may feed, and all it sees devour; Ambition is not tir’d with toll nor cloy’d with power.
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An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.
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And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw.
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And mad ambition trumpeteth to all.
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Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power – not just a trading bloc, but a political entity?
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As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.
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As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.
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As dogs in a wheel, or squirrels in a cage, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
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As falls the dew on quenchless sands, blood only serves to wash ambition’s hands.
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As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
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Aspiring to nothing but humility, the wise man will make it the height of his ambition to be unambitious. As he cannot effect all that he wishes, he will only wish for that which he can effect.
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook.t seven I wanted to be Napoleon.nd my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
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At the age of six years I wanted to be a chef. At the age of seven I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow at the same rate ever since.
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At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond forty there are only real and fragile truths-your abilities and your failings.
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