Everything is always decided for reasons other than the real merits of the case — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit. — Denis Fonvizin Copy Share Image
The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit. — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
“Friends in high places definitely helped- especially if you had enemies in even higher spots.” — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
To believe something in the face of evidence and against reason - to believe something by faith - is ignoble, irresponsible and… — A.C. Grayling Copy Share Image
The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits. — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Lies don't matter, ... There's no merit to it. It's kind of hard to entertain foolishness when it has no merit. — Jalen Rose Copy Share Image
Always know your merit and how special you are, and don't let someone else's qualifications make you feel small. If you stick… — Whitney Wolfe Herd Copy Share Image
Familiarity with holy things can often engender blindness, and churches are, for all their merits, institutions that embody, perhaps more than most,… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
Regweld is really a fine wizard," he continued, patting the shoulder again. "And his ideas for crossbreeding a horse and a frog… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I do not like the late resurrection of the Jesuits. . . . If ever any congregation of men could merit eternal… — John Adams Copy Share Image
In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
Death will be so quick to swoop on you; Gather merit till that moment comes! Wait till then to banish laziness? Then… — Shantideva Copy Share Image
Jacobitism involved much more than a debate about the merits of a particular dynasty. Men and women were well aware that its… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
If heaven were by merit, it would never be heaven to me, for if I were in it I should say, "I… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, these three, are in a class by themselves among the great mathematicians, and it is not for ordinary… — Eric Temple Bell Copy Share Image
The Sacrament of the Body of the Lord puts the demons to flight, defends us against the incentives to vice and to… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Children sweeten labours. But they make misfortune more bitter. They increase the care of life. But they mitigate the remembrance of death.… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said… — John Joseph Griffin Copy Share Image
The sinners to whom Jesus directed His messianic ministry were not those who skipped morning devotions or Sunday church. His ministry was… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The process could be likened to relaxing on a riverbank and watching a fish leap out of the water, sparkle for a… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Things like racism are institutionalized. You might not know any bigots. You feel like "well I don't hate black people so I'm… — Dave Chappelle 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
Thinking can be lateral or "sweaty". For the latter you're better off in an office and following a routine but for the… — Joao Magueijo Copy Share Image
There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation without some merit. — Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
America... Cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God. — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when the merit of a song was measured by the success of the movie. — Gopi Sundar Copy Share Image
