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.
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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.
Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.
The only greatness for man is immortality.
No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.