Ambition never comes to an end.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Desire for achievement is endless and never fully satisfied.
- In plain terms
- Ambition keeps growing without stopping.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize that ambition has no final destination.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is ambition ever satisfied?
- When do you stop striving?
Another view
It ignores cases where ambition can be content.
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