"Thy father's merit sets thee up to view, And shows thee in the fairest point of light, To make thy virtues, or thy fa…"

"View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan, And then deny him merit if you can. Where he falls short, 'tis Natur…"

"...Fatherland without freedom and merit is a large word with little meaning."

"On their own merits modest men are dumb."

"He who thinks to be justified by any strength or merit of his own, and not by faith, puts himself in the place of God."

"Transforming hereditary privilege into ‘merit,’ the existing system of educational selection, with the Big Three [Har…"

"Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ gives by prom…"

"A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is."

"The art of being able to make a good use of moderate abilities wins esteem and often confers more reputation than rea…"

"Le monde récompense plus souvent les apparences de mérite que le mérite même."