There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
There was never a great man who had not a great mother.
No man was ever great by imitation.
No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.
No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
He was as great as a man can be without morality.
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.