Merit Cross

Famous quotes containing the words merit and/or cross:

    Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

    In ancient times—’twas no great loss—
    They hung the thief upon the cross:
    But now, alas!—I say’t with grief—
    They hang the cross upon the thief.
    —Anonymous. “On a Nomination to the Legion of Honour,” from Aubrey Stewart’s English Epigrams and Epitaphs (1897)