Pope Leo X Quotes

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far.

The great Error of our Nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable Acquirement; not to compound with our Condition; but to lose all we have gained by an insatiable Pursuit after more.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it breaks its own neck; therefore, it is better to live in humble content than in high care and trouble.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

Genius is knowing where to stop.

Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either

I don't want people to think I'm not happy when we win - I am. But there's a difference between being happy for the feeling of accomplishing something and being overjoyed and feeling, 'This is it - we conquered the world.' We didn't. We just won a game.

The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the danger that they will fall.

In success be moderate.

Norman Mailer in his writings is ultimately more concerned with success than with danger; danger is only a means to success.

The avarice person is ever in want; let your desired aim have a fixed limit.

I love victory, but I love not triumph.

It was satisfying to take a risk and see it pay off.

For me, I do not wish to build an empire.

Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.

You don't try to do more than you should.

I'm not overly greedy.