The tragedy of JQA's life is that, for all his spectacular achievements, he was doomed to feel inadequate next to his larger-than-life father.
JQA was consistently achieving more than his pathetic father. 
mnli hypothesis: JQA was consistently achieving more than his pathetic father.  premise: The tragedy of JQA's life is that, for all his spectacular achievements, he was doomed to feel inadequate next to his larger-than-life father.