Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue

Quote by Quintilian

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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will...

It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will...

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the...

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the...

It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's...

It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's...

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this...

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this...

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and...

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and...

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults...

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults...

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.

Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is...

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really...

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really...