ambition Quotes

Politicians never truly rest because they are always aiming for something beyond just political life itself, like power, fame, or happiness.

Our problem is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.

People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

They - Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things - and that means having exalted notions. They... ...

It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others.

Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

One can aim at honor both as one ought, and more than one ought, and less than one ought. He whose craving for honor is excessive is said to be ambitious, and he who is deficient in this respect unambitious;... ...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy... ...

"Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things."

All men seek one goal: success or happiness.