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My body, thus, and all my good besides, And all my merits gained and to be gained, I give them all away withholding nothing To… — Shantideva
True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them. — Augustus William Hare
We can always make ourselves liked provided we act likable, but we cannot always make ourselves esteemed, no matter what our merits are. — Nicolas Malebranche
I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits. — Sophie Kinsella
I take every job on its merits. — Colin Baker
Self-righteousness exclaims, "I will not be saved in God's way; I will make a new road to heaven; I will not bow before God's grace;… — Charles Spurgeon
My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or… — Sue Grafton
Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis--that, at the extremes of military… — Antonin Scalia
Ours is the country where, in order to sell your product, you don't so much point out its merits as you first work like hell… — Louis Kronenberger
Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' has rightfully taken its place as a classic for its literary merits. It has a special place… — Mitchell Zuckoff
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
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 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
A lot has been written about the merits and problems with detox but it is definitely worth it overall. — Lee Haney
The Sacrament of the Body of the Lord puts the demons to flight, defends us against the incentives to vice and to concupiscence, cleanses the… — Thomas Aquinas
I think that being liberal, in the true sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, noncomitted to a cause but examining each case on its merits. Being… — Walter Cronkite
Criticism discloses that which it would fain conceal, but conceals that which it professes to disclose; it is therefore, read by the discerning, not to… — Charles Caleb Colton
Power. like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to… — Charles Caleb Colton
I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the… — Thomas Frank
Most black leaders, whether left, right or center, from Frederick Douglas and Martin Delaney on in the middle of the 19th century have not even… — Henry Louis Gates
I think every period - except for the 14th century, or something - has some merits. — Julian Fellowes
It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns. — Jonathan Safran Foer
We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus… — Neil Patrick Harris

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