Ambition.
C #4< Ambition —what is it? A paradox. _ . , , Ci J, It is an angel of light—a demon of darkness. It is the voice of J the divine urging the spirit on to a high endeavour. It is the * insidious whisperings of a ruthless tyrant ruining the weak and helpless. It is a star that allures—a goad that torments. It is immortal $ inspiration . ... it is of the earth earthy. It is a blessing arid C C a curse. Without ambition the soul is dead. It kills the finer things & of the spirit, stifling the soul- with lu«t and greed. It is single-minded and idealistic ... it is merciless, restless, insatiable. It is the X lever that turns the world over ~.■ it is the ego-maniac s private g vice to further individual ends. * It has raised millions of people into the light . . . it has brought proud empires to the dust. It has exalted tyrants .. .. C it has humbled them and brought them low Caesar the Roman . K . ** Napoleon the Corsican .. . William the Prussian. v 5 It is an enchanted sword to hew out the paths of destiny * * . if is a reed that breaks and pierces the hand. _ * *8 A poet has said that ambition is the divine difference that raises « man above the animals .. . another has said by this sin fell the t th 6 Wliaf'is ambition? A paradox. -ISABEL if. CLUETT. 3
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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231Ambition. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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