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Merit Quotes


"Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters."


"Success does not judge one man for being worthy above another. Success doesn't choose you because of your family name or existing wealth."


"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving."


"The amount of money you make ethically is directly proportionate to the value you add in others people's life."


"Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world."



"Merit is better than miracles."


"Today. the celebration is for the 'victorious', not the meritorious. The depiction to the youth, is that one can be victorious without merit, and that merit is less notable than victory. The result, is the masses are selectively and passively affirming that winning trumps hard work, that theft trumps the pride of ownership, and that personal success trumps collective progress."
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