Ambition Quote by Miguel de Cervantes

“The frog answered, "I do not care for thy clothes, thy pearls and jewels, or thy golden crown, but if thou wilt love me…

— Jacob Grimm

The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog; not though in that stage of development he should puff and blow…

— Algernon Charles Swinburne

“Curb your fretting, tadpole, or the frog of your future will fail to croak.' -Thaddeus”

— Paul Collins

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if…

— Francis Quarles

Teach me, O lark! with thee to greatly rise, to exalt my soul and lift it to the skies.

— Edmund Burke

“Therefore make money. A pox of drowning thyself! 'Tis clean out of the way. Seek thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy…

— William Shakespeare

Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.

— Benjamin Franklin

“Their (Council of Dads) wisdom reads like a psalmbook of living: Approach the cow Pack your flip-flops Don't see the wall Tend your tadpoles…

— Bruce Feiler

“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled…

— Marcus Aurelius

A knowledge of thyself will preserve thee from vanity.

— Miguel de Cervantes

If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

— Francis Quarles

Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls,…

— Confucius