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    The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that
    induces us to admire a fool.
    [Fr., Du meme fonds dont on neglige un homme de merite l'on sait
    encore admirer un sot.]

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It sounds like stories from the land of spirits,
If any man obtain that which he merits,
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It sounds like stories from the land of spirits,
If any man obtain that which he merits,
Or any merit that which he obtains.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Found in: Merit Quotes,
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We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

by Jean Toomer Found in: Merit Quotes,
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Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propped by read more

Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propped by ancestry, whose grace
Chalks successors their way, nor called upon
For high feats done to th' crown, neither allied
To eminent assistants, but spiderlike
Out of his self-drawing web, 'a gives us note,
The force of his own merit makes his way,
A gift that heaven gives for him, which buys
A place next to the king.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Merit Quotes,
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He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

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We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
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We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
[Lat., Virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus.
Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit.]

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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

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There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du read more

There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du merite sans elevation mais il n'y a point
d'elevation sans quelque merite.]

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The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

by Baltasar Gracian Found in: Merit Quotes,
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Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Merit Quotes,
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