Merit Quotes

745 Merit quotes by 530 unique authors

A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he… — Chanakya
Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit. — Chanakya
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death. — Chanakya
For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance the soldier… — Abraham Lincoln
The obvious merits utterance. Character is f**king pertinent. — Al Swearengen
All men agree that a just distribution must be according to merit in some sense; they do not all specify the same sort of merit,… — Aristotle
Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age — Lord Chesterfield
Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs. — Confucius
If you are not having good experiences in meditation, then do more seva you will gain merit and your meditation will be deeper. When you… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
There is but one straight road to success, and that is merit. The man who is successful is the man who is useful. Capacity never… — William Bourke Cockran
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. — Sallust
Once infected, the individual [infected with a god virus] cannot detect major contradictions in his beliefs and behavior. Belief systems become self-evident to him, and… — Darrel Ray
By meditating on affectionate love and wishing love for just one moment we accumulate greater merit than we would by giving food three times every… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
(They) were found guilty of continuing to promote the merits of Laetrile in cancer therapy in violation of terms of probation they had originally secured… — Ernst T. Krebs
...try to tell the people of America about Dr. Gerson's merits and ...results...I wish you the best in your difficult task. — Albert Schweitzer
Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his… — Oliver Goldsmith
Tobacco has not yet been fully tried before the bar of science. But the tribunal has been prepared and the gathering of evidence has begun… — John Harvey Kellogg
People who live in states have as a rule never experienced the state of nature and vice-versa, and have no practical possibility of moving from… — Anthony de Jasay
What are the moral convictions most fondly held by barbarous and semi-barbarous people? They are the convictions that authority is the soundest basis of belief;… — Thomas Huxley
With children no longer the universally accepted reason for marriage, marriages are going to have to exist on their own merits. — Eleanor Holmes Norton
Mr. Lincoln's elevation shows that in America every station in life may be honorable; that there is no barrier against the humblest; but that merit,… — Matthew Simpson
...the great merit of the place is that one can arrange one's life here exactly as one pleases...there are facilities for every kind of habit… — Henry James
Not only the adoration of images is idolatry, but also trust in one's own righteousness, works and merits, and putting confidence in riches and power.… — Martin Luther
The Lord commands us to do good unto all men without exception, though the majority are very undeserving when judged according to their own merits...… — John Calvin
Misfortune is the test of a person's merit. — Seneca the Younger

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