A white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece,… — Charles Churchill Copy Share Image
Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
We know who is benevolent, by quite other means than the amount of subscriptions to soup-societies. It is only low merits that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The merit and essence of the human being does not lie in living, but in searching where it is coming from, what… — Mariana Fulger Copy Share Image
The Devil writes down our sins - our Guardian Angel all our merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel's book may be full,… — John Vianney Copy Share Image
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
In the wine world, crusaders would have wine consumers believe that the only wines of merit are something completely indefinable but which… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
A powerful new idea can kick around unused in a company for years, not because its merits are not recognized, but because… — Theodore Levitt Copy Share Image
Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The biggest advice is being true to what you want to do. Don't worry if other people understand it or don't understand… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
There is no superior person by constitutional standards. An applicant who is white is entitled to no advantage by reason of that… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
We are making our case that we're fiscally responsible and socially inclusive and welcoming. And we think we've got on the merits… — William Weld Copy Share Image
I am certain that if I have any merit, it is knowing how to make good use of my eyes, to guide… — Gabriel Figueroa Copy Share Image
All things and all people in life have to sink or swim on their own merits, not their reputation; that just as… — Vincent Bugliosi Copy Share Image
The Lord commands us to do good unto all men without exception, though the majority are very undeserving when judged according to… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Many bad golfers marry, feeling that a wife's loving solicitude may improve their game. But they are rugged, thick-skinned men, not sensitive… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“While property continues to be pretty equally divided, and a considerable share of information pervades the community; the tendency of the people's… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“What are merit (Punya) and demerit (Paap) karma? God resides in every living being in this world. So do not have an… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“PAPER TOWERS The library was on the second floor of the House, not far from my room. It had two floors—the first… — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Discerning the merits of competing claims is where the empirical basis of science should play a role. I cannot stress often enough… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
And just as there are no crimes so detestable that they can prevent the gift of grace, so too there can be… — Prosper of Aquitaine Copy Share Image
Alfred Nobel - pitiable half-creature, should have been stifled by humane doctor when he made his entry yelling into life. Greatest merits:… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
We esteem in the world those who do not merit our esteem, and neglect persons of true worth; but the world is… — George Pope Morris Copy Share Image
A man that does not possess the willingness, patience and strength to break down a wall made of steel, does not deserve… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're not making up merit scores for ourselves. We're making up merit scores so that we can be reborn in a situation… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
We actually are waiting for more people to be killed before we can do something that makes sense. We don't kill enough… — Deborah Hersman Copy Share Image
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not… — Laozi Copy Share Image
I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
After all, to get the whole universe totally wrong in the face of clear evidence for over 75 years merits monumental embarrassment… — Halton Arp Copy Share Image
Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Give me something to go on, here. What kind of black magic are we talking? Elphaba,Wicked Witch of the West-type stuff or… — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit… — Pope Gregory I Copy Share Image
What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him. — St. Jerome Copy Share Image
We can always make ourselves liked provided we act likable, but we cannot always make ourselves esteemed, no matter what our merits… — Nicolas Malebranche Copy Share Image
The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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