Famous quotes containing the words merit, order and/or list:
“The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself offends us.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“Lastly, his tomb
Shall list and founder in the troughs of grass
And none shall speak his name.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
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