"We should try to succeed by merit, not……" — Plautus
"We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does well will always have patrons enough."
More Favor Quotes
- I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles -… — Richard Armitage
- Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid… — Margaret Atwood
- Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
- Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with. — Jensen Ackles
- People say you favor assassination, what do you think war is? Except that it's assassination on a much larger scale,… — John Bolton
- I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas. — Christina Aguilera
- As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived… — Jean de la Bruyere
- I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done,… — Buzz Aldrin
- I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us… — George Carlin
- There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world. — A. R. Ammons
- The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor… — Hank Aaron
- A work of real merit finds favor at last. — Amos Bronson Alcott