Quotes about Ambition
Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
- Esther 5:13
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Psalm 39:6
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 13:4
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
- Proverbs 16:26
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- Proverbs 28:19
I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4
Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.
- Song of Solomon 6:12
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
- Isaiah 14:13
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
- Isaiah 14:14
who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
- Jeremiah 22:14
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
- Ezekiel 28:5
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
- Matthew 20:21