Who said “What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain…”?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.”
— Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Stowe, H. B. (n.d.). What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30610-what-makes-saintliness-in-my-view-as-distinguished/

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30610-what-makes-saintliness-in-my-view-as-distinguished/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30610-what-makes-saintliness-in-my-view-as-distinguished/.

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