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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Contemporaries appreciate the man rather than his merit; posterity will regard the merit rather than the man.
Contemporaries appreciate the man rather than his merit; posterity will regard the merit rather than the man.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain read more
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
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.
We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.
We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.
Speak little and well if you wish to be esteemed a person of merit.
Speak little and well if you wish to be esteemed a person of merit.
