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There was never a great man who had not a great mother—it is hardly an exaggeration.
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The quote says that behind every “great man” there was usually a mother whose importance was just as great. “Hardly an exaggeration” makes the claim deliberately emphatic, suggesting that a mother’s care, teaching, or influence can be central to a person’s achievements. It presents this as a broad tribute rather than a literal rule about every great man.
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- Project Gutenberg, The Story of an African Farm
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