All 6 Uses of
aspiration
in
The Idiot
- Such men do not give up their aspirations after originality without a severe struggle,—and there have been men who, though good fellows in themselves, and even benefactors to humanity, have sunk to the level of base criminals for the sake of originality).†
Chpt 4.1
- The prince commended his aspirations with warmth.†
Chpt 4.3 *
- My dear sir, a man of such noble aspirations is worthy of all esteem by virtue of those aspirations alone.†
Chpt 4.3
- My dear sir, a man of such noble aspirations is worthy of all esteem by virtue of those aspirations alone.†
Chpt 4.3
- On the contrary, I am too painfully aware that neither by my position in the world, nor by my gifts of intellect and heart, nor by my riches, nor by any former conduct of mine, have I in any way deserved your confidence, which is far above my highest aspirations and hopes.†
Chpt 4.3
- So that if our readers were to ask an explanation, not of the wild reports about the prince's Nihilistic opinions, but simply as to how such a marriage could possibly satisfy his real aspirations, or as to the spiritual condition of our hero at this time, we confess that we should have great difficulty in giving the required information.†
Chpt 4.9
Definition:
a desire to achieve something