Aspiring

Famous quotes containing the word aspiring:

“Nature that fram’d us of four elements,
Warring within our breasts for regiment,
Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.”
—Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)

“It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

“An aspiring genius was D. Green:
The son of a farmer, age fourteen;
His body was long and lank and lean—
Just right for flying, as will be seen;”
—John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)