Proverbs and old sayings about Merit

10 proverbs and old sayings about merit

Merit and glory never adorn a nightcap.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about merit

A single merit cannot make a hundred demerits fade; a hundred merits cannot hide a single demerit.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about merit

Speak little and well if you wish to be esteemed a person of merit.

Proverbs and old sayings French about merit

Merit consists in action.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit

The test of merit is success.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit

Merit is often belied by the countenance.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit

It is a mean thing to despise unsuccessful merit.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit

Envy follows merit like the shadow follows the body.

Proverbs and old sayings about merit

Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear.

Proverbs and old sayings about merit