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"He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss."

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But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd, and chiefs contend 'til all the prize is lost!

— Alexander Pope

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Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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