Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

Quote by James M Barrie

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There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to...

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to...

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all...

Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all...

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are.

We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are.

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...