No man was ever great by imitation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
No man is so great as mankind.
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original.
No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
The only greatness for man is immortality.
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.