He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers
- Andy VioletteIf you wish in this world to advance your merits you`re bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven`t a chance.
- William S. GilbertMerit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
- Samuel JohnsonThe more merit, the less affection
- Baltasar GracianA man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.
- Janet Watson