Activity Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Moderation cannot have the credit of combatiug and subduing ambition, they are never found together. Moderation is the languor and indolence of the soul,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

— Thomas Otway

Ambition is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Ambition is a lust that's never quenched, Grows more inflated, and madder by enjoyment. - TOtway

— Anonymous

The difference between ambition and discontent is quite a fine line and sometimes it is hard to tell which is which and which you…

— Rachel Field

In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

Ambition is a priceless trait, it is grown and cultured in each and every individual that it lies in, and in some it grows…

— Anonymous

Ambition is the mind's immodesty.

— William Davenant

“The difference between moderation and discipline is moderation is practiced for others.”

— Tony G