Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great lords, and a desire of rule a great cause of their ruin.
It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is common to great lords, and a desire of rule a great cause of their ruin.
Rotate quotes
ambitious  common  counselor  

These are some quotes by English author Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Statesman, who lived between April 13, 1593 and May 12, 1641.