Quotes About Merit

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though it were his own.

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

Show me the man who has the courage to hide his ill-humour, who bears the whole burden himself, without disturbing the peace of those around him. No: ill-humour arises from an inward consciousness of our own want of merit, from a discontent which ever accompanies that envy which foolish vanity engenders. We see people happy, whom we have not made so, and cannot endure the sight.

No: ill-humour arises from an inward consciousness of our own want of merit, from a discontent which ever accompanies that envy which foolish vanity engenders.

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

Causes and conditions" is just another way of expressing the word "karma." Merit is any karmic activity that takes you closer to the realization of truth, toward love and compassion.

These guys, they were so sure of their places in life--so deeply confident of their merit and their future--they didn't need any kind of front at all.

Excellence always sells

Gratitude is expected. Having secured our innocence, we feel no guilt in enjoying what we have earned by our own merit, in defending our right to educate our children in the best schools and in demanding that we be judged by our ability alone. To maintain this illusion, Trump has to be seen as singular, aberrant. Otherwise, he reveals something terrible about us. But not to see yourself in Trump is to continue to lie.

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.

The things that are more excellent.

The laborer is worthy of his hire.

Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter.

Thou renderest to every man according to his work.

I support immigration, provided the people come through legally, and that is based upon merit.

Every member of the Congress has access to the top leadership. It is not a question of proximity but if somebody shares a personal equation with any of the leaders it is really no reason for concern or insecurity as long as it is not at the cost of merit and performance.

I accept a character purely based on its merits and not on any other criteria.

A society based on a market economy which decided that people should only be allowed to take up senior positions in business, administration and the professions purely on merit would have to abolish the main mechanisms for taking up the top positions in society: inherited wealth, tax havens and private education.

It's possible to fund companies for $100,000 and find out rather quickly whether or not the idea they are pursuing has merit. Scientists now work much faster.

I'm trying to be global and trying to push us, as a society, to becoming colorblind, and so I'm very grateful to ABC for casting me in 'Quantico.' It was based on my merit, not on my ethnicity.

As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so important to the foundation of our culture and our society.

I think free agency is something you earn.

When a man is very good and knows a great deal, he is elected president.

Come in una commedia o tragedia non è piú in prezzo chi porta la persona del padrone e del re, che chi porta quella di uno servo, ma solamente si attende chi la porta meglio.