“No one deserves his greater natural capacity nor merits a more favorable starting place in society.” NaturalGreaterDeserveCapacityStartingMerit Book:A Theory of Justice Source: A Theory of Justice
“Personally, I do not believe that it is the duty of any man or woman to write a novel. In nine cases out of ten, there would be greater merit in leaving it unwritten.” MenWritingBelieveWould BeCasesNovelGreaterDutyTenLeavingNineMeritUnwritten Book:Varia Source: Varia
“Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one's fatherland, which is perishable?” HumansRaceForeverGreaterAtheismRemainsPositive AtheismHuman RaceMeritEnlighteningFatherland Author:Denis Diderot
“A State, in idea, is the opposite of a Church. A State regards classes, and not individuals; and it estimates classes, not by internal merit, but external accidents, as property, birth, etc. But a church does the reverse of this, and disregards all external accidents, and looks at men as individual persons, allowing no gradations of ranks, but such as greater or less wisdom, learning, and holiness ought to confer. A Church is, therefore, in idea, the only pure democracy.” MenLooksPersonsDoeIdeasStatesGovernmentIndividualChurchClassDemocracyGreaterOughtBirthPureOppositesRegardPropertyAccidentsMeritHolinessEtcInternalsAllowingReverseLook At MeDisregard Book:Golden Hours with Samuel Taylor Coleridge Source: Golden Hours with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.” WorldGreaterGoodnessRewardsAppearanceMerit Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly, how this matter stands. God gives us these gifts for no merit of ours. Let us be grateful to His Majesty for them, for, unless we recognize that we are receiving them, we shall not be aroused to love Him. And it is a most certain thing that, if we remember all the time that we are poor, the richer we find ourselves, the greater will be the profit that comes to us and the more genuine our humility.” IfsThinkingGivingMayMatterRememberCertainRealizingPoorLordGreaterHumilityGratefulProfitGenuineMeritReceivingBe GratefulMajesty Author:Teresa of Avila