Who said “Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.”?

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNo. 19 (26 December 1809), p. 292

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Coleridge, S. T. (n.d.). Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20384-greatness-and-goodness-are-not-means-but-ends/

MLA

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20384-greatness-and-goodness-are-not-means-but-ends/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20384-greatness-and-goodness-are-not-means-but-ends/.