Distinctions Quotes

164 Distinctions quotes by 144 unique authors

Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no… — Mahatma Gandhi
Beneath multiple specific and individual distinctions, beneath innumerable and incessant transformations, at the bottom of the circular evolution without beginning or end, there hides a… — Zhuangzi
Punishments of unreasonable severity, especially where indiscriminately afflicted, have less effect in preventing crimes, and amending the manners of a people, than such as are… — William Blackstone
We manage to swallow flesh only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing that we do. Cruelty... is a fundamental sin,… — Rabindranath Tagore
The highest of distinctions is service to others. — George IV of the United Kingdom
If you talk about race, it does not make you a racist. If you see distinctions between the genders, it does not make you a… — Charlton Heston
What is saving my life now is the conviction that there is no spiritual treasure to be found apart from the bodily experiences of human… — Barbara Brown Taylor
The boundaries between you and not-you â€” what lies beyond your skin â€” relax and become more permeable. While infused with love you see fewer… — Barbara Fredrickson
But there is another and greater distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men… — Thomas Paine
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to… — Robert Bork
Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights. Social distinctions can be based only on the common utility. — Olympe de Gouges
Male and female citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to all honors, positions, and public employment according to… — Olympe de Gouges
People are not "things" to be manipulated, labeled, boxed, bought, and sold. Above all else, they are not "human resources." They are entire human beings,… — Dee Hock
The will of the entire people is the true basis of republican government, and a free expression . . . by the public vote of… — Victoria Woodhull
The way to make better decisions is to make more of them. Then make sure you learn from each one, including those that don't seem… — Anthony Hopkins
When sex desire arises, one simply pays total attention to it, not judging, not saying this is good or bad not saying this is evil,… — Rajneesh
Design is a field of concern, response, and enquiry as often as decision and consequence... it is convenient to group design into three simple categories,… — Norman Potter
The knowledge of numbers is one of the chief distinctions between us and the brutes. — Mary Wortley Montagu
I am quite unsatisfied by the distinctions between the oral and literate. — David Antin
Hatred obscures all distinctions. — C.S. Lewis

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