Sunday, April 14, 2013

Josh Billings, columnist and humorist (1818-1885)

Ambition is like hunger; it obeys no law but its appetite. -Josh Billings, columnist and humorist (1818-1885)

But like hunger it can be controlled. Hunger doesn’t have to be gluttony and ambition doesn’t have to be sinful pride. Temperance and humility can be cultivated.

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