| Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking. |
| Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. |
| Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. |
| Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. |
| The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. |
| I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. |
| Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. |
| Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. |
| Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. |
| Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds. |
