234 Quotes About Merit

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

Beware of those who criticize you when you deserve some praise for an achievement, for it is they who secretly desire to be worshiped.

Since I as a Christian cannot live without the church, since I owe my life to the church and now belong to it, so my merits are now no longer my own, but belong to the church.

No one man should be viewed as having more to offer the world than another. We are all equals and every human being has something of value in their composition which makes them unique – just as every country has their own unique resources to share with the world. Never discount somebody based on material wealth, true wealth is what cannot be seen. Never discount a country by their size or resources, while their resources may greatly benefit other lands in need.

The first principle of social development is, authority doesn't solve a problem, expertise guided by character does.

I can't say I know at this moment what all these laws are. But on some level everybody knows that we are all getting exactly what we deserve.

When the competent men of the system are compelled to quit, the system will soon quit itself.

Merit is expertise guided by character.

Though why should we expect age to mellow us? If it isn't life's business to reward merit, why should it be life's business to give us warm, comfortable feelings towards its end? What possible evolutionary purpose could nostalgia serve?