Ambition Quote by Edward Gibbon

“Maximus was my model for self-control, fixity of purpose, and cheerfulness under ill-health or other misfortunes. His character was an admirable combination of dignity…

— Marcus Aurelius

Such was the unhappy condition of the Roman emperors, that, whatever might be their conduct, their fate was commonly the same. A life of…

— Edward Gibbon

“Today is a day of celebration. We have triumphed over villainy and oppression and have given our Alliance—and the galaxy beyond it—a chance to…

— Chuck Wendig

“Maximus was cleaning his blade on the dead man’s wolfskin. ‘You promised him his life,’ the Greek said. ‘No, I said death was his…

— Harry Sidebottom

“Blood & Sand by Stewart Stafford Enduring to be burned, bound, beaten, And to die by the sword if necessary; Verus and Priscus entered…

— Stewart Stafford

No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.

— Friedrich Schiller

An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown.

— Oliver Goldsmith

The emperor of the East was no longer guided by the wisdom and authority of his elder brother, whose death happened towards the end…

— Edward Gibbon

“Maximus said, "They have no tombstones. Not one man in Treverorum wept for their passing." he looked at his audience in turn and smiled.…

— Wallace Breem

The triumph of the Romans was indeed sullied by their treatment of the captive king, whom they hung on a gibbet without the knowledge…

— Edward Gibbon

“Achievement was worth of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become,…

— Tom Holland

“Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher, wrote, “Every morning when I leave my house, I say to myself, ‘Today I shall meet an…

— Dorothy Grover Bolton