Merit Order List

Famous quotes containing the words merit, order and/or list:

    The merit of those who fill a space in the world’s history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a perfume less sweet than do the sacrifices of private virtue.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    The earlier works of a man of genius are always preferred to the newer ones, in order to prove that he is going down instead of up.
    Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)