Ambition hath one heel nailed in hell, though she stretch her finger to touch the heavens.

John Lyly (c. 1553-1606) was an English writer [also Lilly or Lylie]
Midas: A Comedy, Act 2, sc. 1 [Sophronia] (1592)
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Sometimes misquoted as "nailed in well." Sometimes misattributed to Lao-tzu.

 
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2 thoughts on “<i>Midas: A Comedy</i>, Act 2, sc. 1 [Sophronia] (1592)”

  1. Hugh Hyatt

    FYI, the version of this play that I found (http://bit.ly/2iuhsz1, p 126) has this line being in Act 2, scene 1, not scene 2. Also the line numbering there appears to different from the source you used.

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