Merit Quotes

The chief merit of language is clearness.

I have a tender reliance on the mercy of the Almighty, through the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am a sinner. I look to Him for mercy; pray for me.

For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death.

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Imposed philosophical morality (laws/rules) will not save the world. Only a calculated tangible plan to alter our circumstances so such actions pose no merit will stop immoral behaviour.

Heroism, or military glory, is much admired by the generality of mankind. They consider it as the most sublime kind of merit. Menof cool reflection are not so sanguine in their praises of it.

Reputation is only a candle, of wavering and uncertain flame, and easily blown out, but it is the light by which the world looks for and finds merit.

It is the way of grace. People do not merit salvation but receive it as a free gift from God on the basis of what Christ's death accomplished.

My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

Love knows no virtue, no merit; it loves and forgives and tolerates everything because it must. We are not guided by reason.

...crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.

Our impartiality is kept for abstract merit and demerit, which none of us ever saw.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

Verbal representations of such places or scenes may, or may not, have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith.

Slavery built the South. I'm not saying we should bring it back; I'm just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Successful people ask for the criticism of others and consider its merit.

Lies don't matter, ... There's no merit to it. It's kind of hard to entertain foolishness when it has no merit.

Pure Christian love is not derived from the merit of the object.

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

A fool is one whom simpletons believe to be a man on merit. [Fr., Un fat celui que les sots croient un homme de merite.]

If you want the best results in an organization, you must rely solely on merit.

If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards.

Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.

Man is such a wondrous being that it is never possible to count up all his merits at once. The more you study him, the more new particulars appear, and their description would be endless.

I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds.

We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.

For Quality: Stamp out fires, automate, computerize, M.B.O., install merit pay, rank people, best efforts, zero defects. WRONG!!!! Missing ingredient: profound knowledge.

How can the unknown merit reverence?

Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.

Begin with bodhicitta, do the main practice without concepts,Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete,Are the three vital supports for progressing on the path to liberation.

Merit challenges envy.

Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age

I am sure all politicians will be convinced of the merits of this deal.

One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.

I love flexing theater Muscles. Television has merits as well, but there's no substitute for live theater.

Each instance of sexual harassment has to be judged on its merits. Facts, timing, motives, credibility: all must be considered before we make up our own minds what to believe.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit. To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.

Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.

If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.

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.

Thus you may understand that love alone is the true seed of every merit in you, and of all acts for which you must atone.

Men have singled out women of outstanding merit and put them on a pedestal to avoid recognizing the capabilities of all women.

None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.

We cling to the idea that success is a simple function of individual merit and that the world in which we all grow up and the rules we choose to write as a society don't matter at all.