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Ambition Quote by Edward Dahlberg

“Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking.” quote by Edward Dahlberg — Download Open image

“Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking.”

Edward Dahlberg

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