Quote by James Barrie
Ambition -- it is the last infirmity of noble minds. - James Barri

Ambition — it is the last infirmity of noble minds. – James Barrie

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Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? – James Barrie

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The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is. – James Barrie

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What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me. – Robert Browning

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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. – William Blake

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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by ones own industry, or by the stupidity of others. – Jean De La Bruyere

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