Famous Proverbs
16 Proverbs about Merit / Page 2
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Merit and glory never adorn a nightcap.12.
Speak little and well if you wish to be esteemed a person of merit.13.
Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear.14.
Envy follows merit like the shadow follows the body.15.
The wise man is great through his own merits.16.
A single merit cannot make a hundred demerits fade; a hundred merits cannot hide a single demerit.