Ambition Quotes - Page 46
It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.33, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
"Gerontion" l. 33 (1920)
Only ambition is fired by the coincidences of success and easy accomplishment.
"Sternstunden der Menschheit". Book by Stefan Zweig, p. 280, as translated by Marion Sonnenfeld, 1935.
What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition.
Samuel Richardson (1755). “A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...”, p.166
Samuel Johnson (1836). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.344
Samuel Johnson (1810). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.91
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, Francis Pearson Walesby (1825). “The Rambler”, p.410
Sir Roger L'Estrange (1738). “Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflections”, p.239