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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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On their own merits modest men are dumb.

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

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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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The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
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The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.

by Francis Quarles Found in: Merit Quotes,
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There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa read more

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]

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The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

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True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

by Edward F. Halifax Found in: Merit Quotes,
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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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By merit raised
To that bad eminence.

By merit raised
To that bad eminence.

by John Milton Found in: Merit Quotes,
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