I shall strike the stars with my unlifted head.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.

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.

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.

What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.