"Ambition has its disappointments to sour us,..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Great Modesty often hides great Merit.”

“Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.”

“Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.”

“You ought to dream. All our biggest businessmen have been dreamers.”

“I'm not a person who thinks they can have it all, but I certainly feel that with a bit of effort and guile I should be able to have more than my fair share.”

“I didn't come here to be average.”

“Mystery and disappointment are not absolutely indispensable to the growth of love, but they are, very often, its powerful auxiliaries.”

“Everyone is deceived in his hopes, cheated in his expectations.”

“If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.”