Famous quotes containing the words military, merit and/or order:
“My ancestors were all famous for military genius.
My Lady smiled graciously. It often runs in families, she remarked: just as a love for pastry does.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898)
“O that estates, degrees, and offices
Were not derived corruptly, and that clear honor
Were purchased by the merit of the wearer!”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“In order to be somebody you have to hold even your shadow in high regard.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
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