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

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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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