Concealed Quote by Lord Chesterfield

Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.

— St. Catherine of Siena

Real merit requires as much labor, to be placed in a true light, as humbug to be elevated to an unworthy eminence; only the…

— Francis Alexander Durivage

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

— Anonymous

The best evidence of merit is a cordial recognition of it whenever and wherever it may be found.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

Merit, God knows, is very little rewarded.

— Charles Lamb

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

— Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

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

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

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.

— William Hazlitt

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

— Samuel Johnson

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Tenzin Palmo