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The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.
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.]
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
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.
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 merit raised
To that bad eminence.
By merit raised
To that bad eminence.
