Quotes by Merit A lot has been written about the merits and problems with detox but it is definitely worth it overall. Lee Haney merit has-beens problem When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you. Laozi merit taken humility Love knows no virtue, no merit; it loves and forgives and tolerates everything because it must. We are not guided by reason. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch merit forgiving virtue The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard. Leonardo da Vinci merit vision littles Another advantage of a mathematical statement is that it is so definite that it might be definitely wrong; and if it is found to be wrong, there is a plenteous choice of amendments ready in the mathematicians' stock of formulae. Some verbal statements have not this merit; they are so vague that they could hardly be wrong, and are correspondingly useless. Lewis Fry Richardson merit choices math Each project draws you in on its own merits as opposed to an intellectual choice of, "Well, I'm going to shift from vérité filmmaking to more archival." Liz Garbus merit choices intellectual Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age Lord Chesterfield merit judging age Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. Lord Acton merit giving history A man's fortune is frequently decided by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; but if ungraceful, they decide against him. Lord Chesterfield pleasing-others merit men Give nobly to indigent merit, and do not refuse your charity even to those who have not merit but their misery. Lord Chesterfield merit charity giving Merit and knowledge will not gain hearts, though they will secure them when gained. Lord Chesterfield merit gains heart Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment. Lord Byron findings merit literature We believe in individual merit as a means of gaining salvation Lowell L. Bennion merit mean believe Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties... Lord Chesterfield merit white way It cannot be denied that Fascism and similar movements aiming at the establishment of dictatorships are full of the best intentions and that their intervention has, for the moment, saved European civilization. The merit that Fascism has thereby won for itself will live on eternally in history. Ludwig von Mises merit movement civilization The uncouth hordes of common men are not fit to recognize duly the merits of those who eclipse their own wretchedness. Ludwig von Mises merit common men First loves are not necessarily more foolish than others; but the chances are certainly against them. Proximity of time or place, a variety of accidental circumstances more than the essential merits of the object, often produce what is called first love. Maria Edgeworth merit first-love firsts Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise. Marcus Tullius Cicero merit praise Teaching, the most noble profession, should be rewarded based on merit alone, not seniority. Mark Kostabi merit noble teaching Not only the adoration of images is idolatry, but also trust in one's own righteousness, works and merits, and putting confidence in riches and power. As the latter is the commonest, so it also is the most noxious. Martin Luther latter riches merit «89101112131415161718»