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Merits Quotes (page 9)

Lao Tzu quote: "he who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged;"
he who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged; Lao Tzu
Thomas Carlyle quote: "The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The..."
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man. Thomas Carlyle
He is the least suspicious of mankind; and whether that’s a merit, or whether it’s a blemish, it deserves consideration in all dealings with the Doctor, great or small. Charles Dickens
...she felt in her mind the consciousness that she was entitled to hold a higher rank from her merit, than the arbitrary despotism of religious prejudice permitted her to aspire to. Walter Scott
This signior is sound, safe, ready, and dumb. As ever was candle, carrot, or thumb; Then away with these nasty devices, and show. How you rate the just merits of Signior Dildo. John Wilmot
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention. Robert Burns
I would look at the first chapter of any new novel as a final test of its merits. If there was a murdered man under the sofa in the first chapter, I read the story. If there was no murdered man under the sofa in the first chapter, I dismissed the story as tea-table twaddle, which it often really was. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Daniel Morgan quote: "I further believe that all must be saved through the merits of..."
I further believe that all must be saved through the merits of Christ. Daniel Morgan
I could give you some names of Workshop participants who are as good as many who are being published but haven't had the right editor recognize their merit or have not been adequately published. James Gunn
Before I met Ayn Rand, I was a logical positivist, and accordingly, I didn't believe in absolutes, moral or otherwise. If I couldn't prove a proposition with facts and figures, it was without merit. Alan Greenspan
My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits. Sue Grafton
In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen Jay Gould
The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree. Bob Goodlatte
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune..."
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
William Godwin quote: "What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does..."
What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name. William Godwin

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