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“All who have been great and good without Christianity would have been much greater and better with it. If there be, amongst the sons of men, a single exception to this maxim, the divine Socrates may be allowed to put in the strongest claim. It was his high ambition to deserve, by deeds, not by creeds, an unrevealed heaven, and by works, not by faith, to enter an unpromised land.”

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“We cannot free ourselves from pride and selfish ambition; a divine rescue is absolutely necessary.”

Divine Pride Ambition Selfish Rescue Selfish Ambition

Book:Humility: True Greatness

Source: Humility: True Greatness

“I started to notice that simpleness is divine. I think we all start trying to use very complex harmonies and rhythms and all that because of a certain kind of ambition. But I was always trying to create something simple.”

Thinking Trying Kind Use Certain Simple Divine Ambition Harmony Complexes Rhythm Always Trying

Author:Yoko Ono

“It is man's duty to live in conformity with the divine will, and this means, firstly, bringing his life into line with 'nature's laws', and secondly, resigning himself completely and uncomplainingly to whatever fate may send him. Only by living thus, and not setting too high a value on things which can at any moment be taken away from him, can he discover that true, unshakeable peace and contentment to which ambition, luxury and above all avarice are among the greatest obstacles.”

Men May Mean Moments Law Values Lines Taken Fate Divine Duty Ambition Obstacles Setting Settings Luxury Contentment Conformity Avarice Greatest Obstacles Divine Will Resigning

Author:Seneca the Younger

“My boat is nearing the calm harbour from which it is never more to be driven out. Glory, glory unto Mother! (Referring to the Divine Mother of the Universe.) I have no wish, no ambition now. Blessed be Mother! I am the servant of Ramakrishna. I am merely a machine. I know nothing else. Nor do I want to know.”

Knows Want Mother Universe Wish Divine Ambition Glory Machines Blessed Calm Driven Boat Servant Referring Harbour Divine Mother

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“Here is the Divine Dichotomy... The way to 'get there' is to 'be there'. Just be where you choose to get!' It's that simple.”

Way Simple Divine Ambition You Choose Dichotomy

Book:The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

Source: The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

“We reduce the deity to vulgar fractions. We place our own little ambitions and label them ?divine messages?. With our short sight we affect to take a comprehensive view of eternity.”

Littles Views Divine Ambition Messages Eternity Sight Labels Godly Vulgar Deities Comprehensive Fractions

Book:The Uncalled (EasyRead Large Edition)

Source: The Uncalled (EasyRead Large Edition)

“Do not imagine that an integral being has the ambition of enlightening the unaware or raising worldly people to the divine realm. To her, there is no self and other, and hence no one to be raised; no heaven and hell, and hence no destination.”

People Self Heaven Hell Imagine Divine Ambition Raised Realms Divinity Destination Imagine That Worldly Enlightening Heaven And Hell

Author:Laozi