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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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Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Merit Quotes,
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Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Diligence Quotes,
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Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Diligence 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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There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa read more

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]

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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that
induces us to admire a fool.
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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that
induces us to admire a fool.
[Fr., Du meme fonds dont on neglige un homme de merite l'on sait
encore admirer un sot.]

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Merit Quotes,
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Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
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Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
To make thy virtues, or thy faults, conspicuous.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Merit Quotes,
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There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.

by John Dryden Found in: Merit Quotes,
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