Ambition Quote by John Milton

Therefore, if at great things thou wouldst arrive, Get riches first, get wealth.

— John Milton

If thou art rich, then show the greatness of thy fortune; or what is better, the greatness of thy soul, in the meekness of…

— Laurence Sterne

O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but more wisdom with which to make wiser use of the riches you gave me…

— Napoleon Hill

Everything, virtue, glory, honor, things human and divine, all are slaves to riches.

— Horace

“It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore: For some, that hath abundance at his…

— Edmund Spenser

If thou art rich, thou art poor; for, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, thou bearest thy heavy riches but a journey,…

— William Shakespeare

Thou art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most lov'd, despis'd! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon.

— William Shakespeare

“Riches you hold in your hands are inferior to treasures you harbor in your heart.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise maketh every thing the means of advantage; and with the same countenance beholdeth he all the faces of fortune: he governeth the…

— Robert Dodsley

“If you have a mind, you have riches. If you have a heart, you have treasures. If you have a soul, you have wealth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking,…

— Matthew Henry

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

— Horace