Beautiful, real ideals belong to everyone.
— Seneca
Invigorating us with the greatness of their ideals, they will guide our every action, be it large or small.
— da Niccolò Machiavelli
We must possess ideals, but never be possessed by them.
— Coleridge
Ideals are like the stars in the sky: if you seek the reason why they exist, they lose the power of their fascination.
— Chamfort
The beauty of the ideal awakens a passion and urgency that brings out the best in the person and calls forth the dream of excellence.
— O'Donohue