Ambition

“Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.”
--Warren G. Harding

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A Scarce Man

“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”
--Mark Twain

Perservere to Success

“No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.”
--Ramana Maharshi

Nothing Like Excess

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”
--Oscar Wilde

Owned by the Devil

“The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.”
--H.L. Mencken