Quotes by Merit The case of Andrews is really a very bad one, as appears by the record already before me. Yet before receiving this I had orderedhis punishment commuted to imprisonmentand had so telegraphed. I did this, not on any merit in the case, but because I am trying to evade the butchering business lately. Abraham Lincoln merit punishment trying Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have. Ada Leverson modesty merit people envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it. Ada Leverson recognition merit envy Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect Adam Clarke merit infinity perfect Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One to Whom it is directed. Aiden Wilson Tozer merit So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit. Al Yankovic merit writing funny 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 merit believe facts Basic would never have surfaced because there was always a language better than Basic for that purpose. That language was Joss, which predated Basic and was beautiful. But Basic happened to be on a GE timesharing system that was done by Dartmouth, and when GE decided to franchise that, it started spreading Basic around just because it was there, not because it had any intrinsic merits whatsoever. Alan Kay merit purpose beautiful 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. Alexander Gardner merit scene may 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. Alexander Hamilton merit looks jesus Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Alexander Pope merit wise bears Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue Alexander Pope merit envy shade The good must merit God's peculiar care; But who but God can tell us who they are? Alexander Pope merit care peculiar Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend. Alexander Pope merit friendship firsts Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore; full well they merit all they feel, and more: unaw by precepts, human or divine, like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join. Alexander Pope woe merit bird Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. Alexander Pope merit praise friendship The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. Alexandre Dumas musketeers merit lying Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the branches ought to produce. Alfred Lord Tennyson merit roots tree It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties. Alfred North Whitehead merit future science If you are greeted then return the greetings more warmly. If you are favored, then repay the obligation manifold; but he who takes the initiative will always excel in merit. Ali ibn Abi Talib merit initiative return 1234567891011»
