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William Shakespeare Quotes about Ambition

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Ambition's debt is paid.

Ambition's debt is paid.

'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 1, l. 83

Who soars too near the sun, with golden wings, melts them.

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, Isaac Reed, William Hazlitt (1852). “The Works of William Shakspeare”, p.190

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [97]

Pride went before, ambition follows him.

William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Richard Farmer, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.175

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

William Shakespeare (2001). “Hamlet”, p.155, Classic Books Company

Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him.

William Shakespeare (1826). “Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.741

Ambition, the soldier's virtue.

William Shakespeare, David Bevington (1990). “Antony and Cleopatra”, p.153, Cambridge University Press

Virtue is chok'd with foul ambition

William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.474

Love and meekness, lord, Become a churchman better than ambition: Win straying souls with modesty again, Cast none away.

William Shakespeare (2013). “Making Sense of Henry VIII! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)”, p.237, BookCaps Study Guides

Thriftless ambition, that wilt ravin up Thine own life's means!

William Shakespeare (2001). “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, p.131, Classic Books Company