Distinctions Quotes

164 Distinctions quotes by 144 unique authors

To the man who is truly ethical all life is sacred, including that which from the human point of view seems lower in the scale.… — Albert Schweitzer
From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from… — David Hume
Private property ... is a Creature of Society, and is subject to the Calls of that Society, whenever its Necessities shall require it, even to… — Benjamin Franklin
Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much — Whitfield Diffie
Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home! — Zhuangzi
I like to think of mathematicians as forming a nation of our own without distinctions of geographical origin, race, creed, sex, age or even time...… — Unknown Author
I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation,… — John Polkinghorne
Out of an intuitive experience of the world comes a continuous flow of novel distinctions. Purely rational understanding, on the other hand, serves to confirm… — Ellen Langer
The oppressed should rebel, and they will continue to rebel and raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them and all partial… — Thomas Jefferson
No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a "mixed number " while 5/2 is an "improper fraction." They're… — Paul Lockhart
We are not superior. There are no clear distinctions between us and animals. — Michael Fox
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions of… — Hans Morgenthau
Social distinctions concern themselves ultimately with whom you may and may not marry. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans,… — Nelson Mandela
The most sensible people to be met with in society are men of business and of the world, who argue from what they see and… — William Hazlitt
In mauve sea-orchids as in her striking earlier book Guardians of the Secret, Lila Zemborain brings into relationship the viscera of the body and the… — Forrest Gander
I am happy because I want nothing from anyone. I do not care for money. Decorations, titles or distinctions mean nothing to me. I do… — Albert Einstein
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
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
Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective. — Edward Tufte
INDIFFERENT, adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things. — Ambrose Bierce
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
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
It seems to me that to take a book of mine into his hands is one of the rarest distinctions that anyone can confer upon… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages... in that case,… — Thomas Reid

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