The most common quality of great people is generosity

[ahsanul.irfan]

"মহৎ মানুষদের সবচেয়ে সাধারণ গুণ হলো উদারতা, আর যারা মহৎ হওয়ার মতো মোটেই নয় তাদের সবচেয়ে সাধারণ গুণ হলো অসহনশীলতা।"

— আহসানুল ইরফান

"The most common quality of great people is generosity, and the most common quality of the people who can't be great is intolerance."

— Ahsanul Irfan

I have translated this quote from Bangla language.
Do the English version make sense?

 

[Rover_KE]

Does the English version make sense?

It's grammatical, but I don't believe it'.

 

[Tarheel]

I have translated this quote from Bangla.
Does the English version make sense?

What do you mean by "people who can't be great"?

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

What do you mean by "people who can't be great"?

The people who are not capable of being great because they are so intolerant.

 

[emsr2d2]

The people who are not capable of being great because they are so intolerant.

This really depends on your definition of "great". Some incredibly intolerant people have held high office and would (by some) be considered "great leaders" or similar. To avoid political comment, I won't name any of them.

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

This really depends on your definition of "great". Some incredibly intolerant people have held high office and would (by some) be considered "great leaders" or similar. To avoid political comment, I won't name any of them.

What word would be perfect for the people who are great because of their generosity?

 

[Rover_KE]

philanthropists

 

[Barque]

What word would be perfect for the people who are great because of their generosity?

I don't think there's a specific word. People can be considered great for a variety of reasons. Generosity and philanthropy are just two of them.

 

[tedmc]

I think generosity is but one of the many attributes of people becoming great.

 

[Tarheel]

The people who are not capable of being great because they are so intolerant.

It's a good thing I asked the question, because I never would have thought of that.

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

I don't think there's a specific word. People can be considered great for a variety of reasons. Generosity and philanthropy are just two of them.

Can I use "greatly good" or "great good"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Can I use "greatly good" or "great good"?

Absolutely not.

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

Absolutely not.

What does "greatly good" mean?

greatly good - Google Search

 

[emsr2d2]

What does "greatly good" mean?

greatly good - Google Search

Every one of those quotes is at least a century old (in the case of Shakespeare, several centuries). It might have been OK then but we don't use it now.

 

[Tarheel]

What does "greatly good" mean?

greatly good - Google Search

Two things. One, that's a line from Shakespeare with no context given. Two, if you have to ask what something means you shouldn't use it.

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

Two things. One, that's a line from Shakespeare with no context given. Two, if you have to ask what something means you shouldn't use it.

The most common quality of the people who are great by being good is generosity, and the most common quality of the people who can't be great by being good is intolerance.

What about "great by being good"?

 

[Barque]

It doesn't work.

You might stick to your original, after removing "the" from before "people".

 

[Tarheel]

@ahsanul.irfan
I would say they are great by doing good, except I wouldn't say that.

You seem to be trying to coin an aphorism that will become wildly popular and make you famous. However, it works the other way around. After you become famous people pay attention to what you say.

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

@ahsanul.irfan
I would say they are great by doing good, except I wouldn't say that.

What do you mean?

 

[ahsanul.irfan]

It doesn't work.

You might stick to your original, after removing "the" from before "people".

"The most common quality of people who are great by being good is generosity, and the most common quality of people who can't be great by being good is intolerance."

Does it work right now?