The incentive to ambition is the love of power. — William Hazlitt

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. — William Hazlitt
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. — William Hazlitt
The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. — William Hazlitt