Ambitious Quote by Ieyasu Tokugawa

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and…

— Anonymous

“Strong Mercy: My desires are many and my cry is pitiful, but ever didst thou save me by hard refusals; and this strong mercy…

— Rabindranath Tagore

“They strive to attain their wishes by every available means, instructing and compelling themselves to dishonest and difficult acts. And when their labour is…

— Seneca

“It should be a man's task, says the Imitation, 'to overcome himself, and every day to be stronger than himself.' 'In withstanding of the…

— Marcus Aurelius

“It might be said that in the sublime feeling, thinking becomes impatient, despairing, disinterested in attaining the ends of freedom by means of nature.”

— Zinzi Clemmons

“Think it not enough, that you can bear the denial of sinful desires; but presently destroy the desires themselves. For if you let alone…

— Richard Baxter

“When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he…

— Thomas à Kempis

“Life sometimes takes us down a path where our desires are attained, and some passions are left untouched, hidden but not forgotten.”

— Penelope Dianne Williams

“There is in such situations usually a moment of passion during which the unthinkable is said; this is followed by a sense of euphoria…

— Mohsin Hamid

“ A Pause of Thought I looked for that which is not, nor can be, And hope deferred made my heart sick in truth…

— Christina Rossetti

“Desire lies dormant in our hearts; slowly it keeps getting stronger and ignites the will to succeed.”

— Balroop Singh

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

— Epictetus