World Standard

Famous quotes containing the words world and/or standard:

    “The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)