Aspires Quotes
86 quotes by 74 authors
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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…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Ambition displeases when it has been sated ... having reached the peak, it aspires to descend.
— Pierre Corneille
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Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
— Samuel Johnson
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Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, wants to re-establish them. Ignorance irritates him and…
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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To live as one likes is plebian the noble man aspires to order and law.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.
— Albert Einstein
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If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; aspires and not despairs.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret.
— Samuel Johnson
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No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first…
— James Boswell
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But above everything, drink wines with love. They are like women - different, mysterious, fickle. And each wine has to be taken like a woman.…
— Luigi Veronelli
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... I think Finance is the one that everybody aspires to, who's serious in politics, because that's where the real decisions are taken and I…
— Lucinda Creighton
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Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.
— Patti Smith
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Hard-earned achievement brings a sense of self-worth. Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of…
— George Washington
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In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate…
— Socrates
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All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music,
— Walter Pater
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Veganism isn’t just a strict vegetarian diet; it is a complete philosophical viewpoint. It is practical in outlook, simple to understand and aspires to the…
— Howard Lyman
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I am by no means alone within the family or the company in being ashamed and sickened by Roger Ailes’s horrendous and sustained disregard of…
— Matthew Freud
Who Wrote These Aspires Quotes
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