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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
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 merit raised
To that bad eminence.
By merit raised
To that bad eminence.
The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
It sounds like stories from the land of spirits,
If any man obtain that which he merits,
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It sounds like stories from the land of spirits,
If any man obtain that which he merits,
Or any merit that which he obtains.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan,
And then deny him merit if you can.
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View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan,
And then deny him merit if you can.
Where he falls short, 'tis Nature's fault alone
Where he succeeds, the merit's all his own.
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.]
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.
