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By merit raised
To that bad eminence.
By merit raised
To that bad eminence.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
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.
We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.
We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.
The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit,
and yet does not prove that it exists.
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The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit,
and yet does not prove that it exists.
[Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le
suppose pas aussi.]
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les read more
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les apparences de merite
que le merite meme.]
