Quote#Death
Ambition has but one reward for all
Quote byWilliam Winter · 1836–1917
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Queen's Domain", The Queen's Domain, and other Poems (1858)..
English (original)
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name.
— William Winter
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