We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have crossed bridges in their imagination far ahead of the crowd. – Anon.

All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Henry Ward Beecher

As falls the dew on quenchless sands, blood only serves to wash ambitions hands. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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