John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1289 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1289 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost 1 round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Julius Cæsar. Act ii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. ”Utmost” in Singer. [back] |