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For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely
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For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely
The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin?

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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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Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
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Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propped by ancestry, whose grace
Chalks successors their way, nor called upon
For high feats done to th' crown, neither allied
To eminent assistants, but spiderlike
Out of his self-drawing web, 'a gives us note,
The force of his own merit makes his way,
A gift that heaven gives for him, which buys
A place next to the king.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Merit Quotes,
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The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

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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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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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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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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.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Merit Quotes,
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