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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Merit |
| A man who displays his own merit is a fool, and a man who does not know it, is a fool. Chesterfield. | 1 |
| Dignities and honors set off merit, as good dress does good figure. | 2 |
| Merit is sure to rise. Hans Andersen. | 3 |
| True merit is like a river: the deeper it is the less noise it makes. Halifax. | 4 |
| True merit, like the pearl inside the oyster, is content to remain quiet until it finds an opening. Punch. | 5 |
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