For me a great person is someone that's successful in whatever they go into.
Conveniently, my name, Samuel, means (translated)
"the one who God hears and is someone who acts with determination and justice and only rests when his goals are achieved. The reward for this attitude is being successful in virtually all of his endeavours. From the hebraic, "heard by God" or "name of God" Significado e origem dos nomes, de A a Z
I love the meaning of it
