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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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A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular you dont find it, but something falls out at the back that is often more interesting. – James Barrie

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Very few people are ambitious in the sense of having a specific image of what they want to achieve. Most peoples sights are only toward the next run, the next increment of money. – Judith M. Bardwick

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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes. – Jean De La Bruyere

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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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