Preferment Quotes

8 quotes by 7 authors

• Prelate, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God. — Ambrose
• 'Tis dangerous to think - For who by thinking tempts his jealous Fate, Is straight arraign'd as Traytor to the State, And none that come… — John Wilmot
• If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most… — Isaac D'Israeli
• DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment. — Ambrose Bierce
• It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor… — Charles Edison
• Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first. — William Shakespeare
• Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in… — Francesco Guicciardini
• This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old gradation, where each second stood heir to the first. — William Shakespeare

Who Wrote These Preferment Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 8 Preferment Quotes as follows:

• 2 Preferment Quotes by William Shakespeare
• 1 Preferment Quote by Ambrose
• 1 Preferment Quote by John Wilmot
• 1 Preferment Quote by Isaac D'Israeli
• 1 Preferment Quote by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 Preferment Quote by Charles Edison
• 1 Preferment Quote by Francesco Guicciardini