It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even accomplished individuals have family members who remain poor or unsuccessful.
- In plain terms
- Great men still have poor relatives.
- What can you take from it?
- Success does not erase family hardship.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does success help family?
- Why do families have different outcomes?
Another view
It generalizes that all great men have poor relatives.
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