Ancient Quote by Thomas Jefferson

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if…

— Jean de la Bruyere

What an unbearable creature he must have been in those days--and yet in those days he had been comparatively innocent. That was another mystery:…

— Graham Greene

Everybody felt his superiority, but nobody felt oppressed by it. Though he had no illusions about people and human affairs, he was full of…

— Albert Einstein

He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“These wonderful narrations inspired me with strange feelings. Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous and magnificent, yet so vicious and base?…

— Mary Shelley

“Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous and magnificent, yet so vicious and base? He appeared at one time a mere scion…

— Mary Shelley

“His life, or at least the latter part of it, was of epic significance.  Yet he was far from perfect.  He could tell lies…

— David Pawson

Ere man's corruptions made him wretched, he Was born most noble that was born most free; Each of himself was lord; and unconfin'd Obey'd…

— Thomas Otway

He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an…

— Michael Scott

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him).…

— Zhuangzi