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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.

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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.

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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

by Zoroaster Found in: Diligence Quotes, 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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By merit raised
To that bad eminence.

By merit raised
To that bad eminence.

by John Milton Found in: Merit 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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We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

by Jean Toomer Found in: Merit Quotes,
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On their own merits modest men are dumb.

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

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There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du read more

There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
[Fr., Il y a du merite sans elevation mais il n'y a point
d'elevation sans quelque merite.]

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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.

by Francis Quarles Found in: Merit Quotes,
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