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    He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers

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The more merit, the less affection

The more merit, the less affection

by Baltasar Gracian Found in: Merit Quotes,
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Every noble work is at first impossible.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Diligence Quotes,
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If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump read more

If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance.

by William S. Gilbert Found in: Merit Quotes,
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When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did read more

When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Diligence Quotes,
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.

That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Diligence Quotes,
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He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends

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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Diligence Quotes,
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The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
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The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.

by Francis Quarles Found in: Merit Quotes,
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True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

by Edward F. Halifax Found in: Merit Quotes,
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