Merit Quotes

745 Merit quotes by 530 unique authors

The market system requires that people be committed and willing to work hard. Inherent with that is what I call a merit system, which I… — Lee R. Raymond
Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in… — George Bernard Shaw
There is no cruelty so inexorable and unrelenting as that which proceeds from a bigoted and presumptuous supposition of doing service to God. The victim… — Charles Caleb Colton
If the soul would know the merit which one acquires in temptations suffered in patience and conquered, it would be tempted to say: "Lord, send… — Pio of Pietrelcina
Woman's weakness, not man's merit, oftenest gains the suitor's victory. — Nicolas Chamfort
The more merit, the less affection. — Baltasar Gracian
Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out. — Jean de la Bruyere
A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be reconciled to one's… — Ole Hallesby
Of my merit On that pint you yourself may jedge: All is, I never drink no sperit, Nor I haint never signed no pledge. — James Russell Lowell
It has become harder and harder to find books on a monthly basis that I feel absolutely compelled to share, .. I will continue featuring… — Oprah Winfrey
There is endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done. — Thomas Carlyle
For the preacher's merit or demerit, It were to be wished that the flaws were fewer In the earthen vessel, holding treasure, But the main… — Robert Browning
There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks. — John Dryden
Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true. — Alexander Pope
In the firm expectation that when London shall be a habitation of bitterns, when St. Paul and Westminster Abbey shall stand shapeless and nameless ruins… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece, and slaves to… — Charles Churchill
Amongst the sons of men how few are known Who dare be just to merit not their own. — Charles Churchill
One is too taken up with all that one sees and hears in Paris, however strong one is, and what I do here [in Etretat]… — Claude Monet
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. — Lord Acton
Terrible times in which priests no longer merit the praise of poets and in which poets have not yet begun to be priests. — Jose Marti
A work of art rests its merits in traditional qualities. It may constitute a remarkable feat in craftsmanship; it may be a searching study of… — Ben Shahn
In the expression of the emotions, originality merits the first consideration... The words used, however, should be old ones. — Fujiwara no Teika
It's been a horrifying academic secret for decades that the children who walk away with the highest formal honors, the valedictorians and National Merit Scholars,… — John Taylor Gatto
A lot has been written about the merits and problems with detox but it is definitely worth it overall. — Lee Haney
Giving no pain to any creature, let him slowly accumulate spiritual merit, for the sake ,of acquiring a companion to the next world, just as… — Guru Nanak

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