Quote by Shakti Gawain
Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only t

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme to be sublimely great or to be nothing. – Shakti Gawain

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When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom. – Shakti Gawain

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. – Bertrand Russell

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We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Great ideas originate in the muscles. – Thomas A. Edison

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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. – Dag Hammarskjold

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These are strange times. Reason, which once combatted faith and seemed to have conquered it, now has to look to faith to save it from dissolution. – Johan Huizinga

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