Masters Quote by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be…

— Laozi

It's a profession where merit is not necessarily rewarded.

— Judd Nelson

Methods are the masters of masters.

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.

— Anonymous

From the point of view of the relative world, merit is very important.

— Tenzin Palmo

If merit is not recognised, still it is merit, and it ought to be honoured as such; but if it is rewarded, it becomes…

— Keshub Chandra Sen

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

— Samuel Johnson

Merit, God knows, is very little rewarded.

— Charles Lamb

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit itself.

— Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.

— Laozi