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The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
Every noble work is at first impossible.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
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.
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.
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.
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
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.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not
sufficient.
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.
