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There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa read more
There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
The more merit, the less affection
The more merit, the less affection
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
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
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
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 merit raised
To that bad eminence.
By merit raised
To that bad eminence.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
