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Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame A grave to rest in, and a fading name!
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"Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!"

- Walter Savage Landor

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This quote by Walter Savage Landor speaks with the concept that aspiration is inevitably futile. He suggests that ambition only results in a few benefits, such as a little power, a little popularity, and a tomb to rest in. The power and fame are short-term, meaning they are fleeting and also will eventually fade away. The tomb is a suggestion that fatality is inevitable and that every one of the passion and also benefits will eventually be failed to remember. Landor's quote acts as a tip that life is brief and that we ought to not be too concentrated on passion as well as product benefits. Rather, we need to concentrate on living a purposeful life and also making an enduring effect on the globe.

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Walter Savage Landor This quote is written / told by Walter Savage Landor between January 30, 1775 and September 17, 1864. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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