Ben Jonson Quotes about Ambition

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Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.

Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.

Ben Jonson

Inspiration, Ambition, Looks

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need

Ben Jonson

Ambition, Needs, Slave

Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1811). “The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher”, p.195

Ambition, like a torrent, ne'er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature's self.

Ben Jonson

Ambition, Self, Law

Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1816). “The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir”, p.258