A great empire and little minds go ill together.
Edmund BurkeRead
To reach the height of our ambition is like trying to reach the rainbow; as we advance it recedes.
Interpretation
Achieving our dreams can feel unattainable, as they seem to move further away the more we pursue them.
Edmund Burke's quote suggests that our ambitions may often appear to be just out of reach, much like the elusive colors of a rainbow. As we strive to attain our goals and dreams, they can seem to shift and escape our grasp, reminding us that the journey of ambition is complex and may require persistence despite the challenges we face.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage students to pursue their dreams despite challenges.
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.
I think I'm not a natural-born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in, I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.
The goal in life is the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing--in marriage, at your job, in the community, for your country. Make the effort to contribute in whatever way you can. You may do it materially or with time, ideas, or work. Making the effort to contribute is what counts. The effort is what counts in everything.
You never know what's going to happen. My mother was an English teacher. If someone had told her that I was going to write a book, she would never have believed that. So you can never say never.
Be willing to wait longer for you goals to bear fruit than you had anticipated.
Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are.
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