"Ambition is not a weakness unless it be disproportioned to the capacity. To have more ambition than ability is to be at once weak and unhappy."

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Source : Boston (Mass.), George Stillman Hillard (1853). “A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of Boston”, p.258, Boston : Little, Brown

George Stillman Hillard

#Ambition Quotes #Unhappy Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“The idea that anybody was forced, or pressured, or encouraged, is not true.”
“I don't think you get many chances to break the mold of who you are.”

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“The dull flat falsehood serves for policy, and in the cunning, truth's itself a lie.”
“You don't always have to say something. Let your life be your message.”
“Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.”
“I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them”
“I don't think other people in the world would share the view there is mounting chaos.”
“The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”

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