Francis Quarles, Emblems, Book II. Em. I.
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The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
— Francis Quarles on Merit
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient." in the context of "Francis Quarles, Emblems, Book II. Em. I." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Merit" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 510-11.)
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About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
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