Ambition
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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 of their esteem
So high as a tree aspires to grow, so high will it find an atmosphere suited to it
Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame
Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens
I believe that if one always looked at the sky, one would end up with wings
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great
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