William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes about Ambition

William Makepeace Thackeray (2014). “Henry Esmond: The English Humourists; The Four Georges”, p.408, Simon and Schuster
To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
William Makepeace Thackeray (1859). “The Oxford Thackeray: With Illustrations”, p.989