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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
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.
There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation
without some merit.
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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.]
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.
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
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.
