No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
No bad man can be a good poet.
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Only as an individual can man become a philosopher.
No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.
The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
No man was ever great by imitation.
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.
A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else.