Distinction Quotes

677 Distinction quotes by 540 unique authors

When thought is in bondage the truth is hidden, for everything is murky and unclear, and the burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness.… — Sengcan
One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction. To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection. To live in… — Sengcan
To speak freely of mathematics, I find it the highest exercise of the spirit; but at the same time I know that it is so… — Blaise Pascal
We shall use the terms morality, behavior, conduct, or constructive action in the same broad way. It may sound strange to speak of the morals… — Unknown Author
It is important for us to make a distinction between the spiritual fruit of joy and the cultural concept of happiness. A Christian can have… — R C Sproul
I have the distinction of speaking to you from one of the few countries that still has a communist party. — Dennis Miller
Love makes no distinction between man and man, between an Aryan and a Mlechchha, between a Brâhmana and a Pariah, nor even between a man… — Swami Vivekananda
I'm honestly perplexed about the distinction represented by the cervical wall. On one side, people should be prosecuted if they do anything to harm the… — Jennifer Granholm
Being the inventor of sex would seem to be a sufficient distinction for a creature just barely large enough to be seen by the naked… — Joseph Wood Krutch
In this world, the greatest courage is to drop the mind aside. The bravest man is who can see the world without the barrier of… — Rajneesh
How aware were photographers in the past of other visual arts? "No photographer of any distinction at all could approach his work without some awareness… — Aaron Scharf
The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of… — Frederick Douglass
Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective. — Edward Tufte
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in… — Benjamin Franklin
INDIFFERENT, adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things. — Ambrose Bierce
The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes. — Henry A. Kissinger
When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics and synthetic psychedelics that are artificially produced. — Stanislav Grof
Who is to say what is real and what is not?'Real' is a distinction of a naïve mind... — Terence McKenna
Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people are to be free. Nor is it less certain that the… — Thomas Jefferson
Transcending class distinctions, the speaker [Stalin] portrays the relation between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat as a mere division of labor. The workers and soldiers… — Leon Trotsky
Aesthetic racism is almost always a sign of inexperience. Those who have not made their way far enough into the world of amorous delights judge… — Milan Kundera
To scatter praise or blame without regard to justice is to destroy the distinction of good and evil. Many have no other test of actions… — Samuel Johnson
A country cannot simultaneously prepare and prevent war. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will… — Albert Einstein
A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between… — Donna Leon
Our hardware is likely to turn into something like us a lot faster than we are likely to turn into something like our hardware...I very… — William Gibson

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