"But ‘tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, Whereto the..."

“But ‘tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round.
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend.”

- Brutus (Julius Caesar, Act II scene i)

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