Aim & Ambition

1. First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
by Epictetus

2. Hitch your wagon to the star. Let us not fag in paltry works which serve our pot and bag alone. Let us not lie or steal. No god will help. We shall find all their teams going the other way; every god will leave us. Work rather for those interests which the divinities honor and promote - justice, love, freedom, knowledge, utility.
by Raplh Waldo Emerson

3. Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood … Make big plans, aim high in hope and work.
by Daniel H. Burnham

4. It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
by Italian Proverb

5. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great.
by Mark Twain

6. Be wise; Soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.
by Philip Massinger

7. Climb high
Climb Far
Your goal the sky.
Your aim the star.
Inscription on Hopkins Memorial Steps
William College
Williamstown, Massachussetts