“Any woman may act the part of a coquette successfully who has the reputation without the scruples of modesty. If a woman passes the bounds of propriety for our sakes, and throws herself unblushingly at our heads, we conclude it is either from a sudden and violent liking, or from extraordinary merit on our parts, either of which is enough to turn any man's head who has a single spark of gallantry or vanity in his composition.” IfsMenMayEnoughTurnsWomenExtraordinaryBoundsSakeViolentReputationVanityMeritSparksModestyCompositionProprietyScruplesGallantryCoquette Author:William Hazlitt
“The great merit of Stephen Gould's account of the disastrous history of phychometrics is that he shifts the argument from a sterile contest between environmentalists and hereditarians and turns it into an argument between those who are impressed with what our biology stops us doing and those who are impressed with what it allows us to do.” TurnsArgumentAccountsMeritBiologyImpressedContestsEnvironmentalist Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“The noble art of losing face may one day save the human race and turn into eternal merit what weaker minds would call disgrace.” MindHumansMayArtFacesTurnsRaceOne DayEternalLosingNobleHuman RaceMeritDisgracePacifism Author:Piet Pieterszoon Hein
“If they're not sincere, then naturally I'll turn them down. But if what they want is to gain power and use it for a higher good, I'll help them. Then they merit some special consideration.” IfsWantHelpingUseTurnsSpecialHigherGainsMeritConsiderationSincereRama Author:Frederick Lenz