Distinguish Quotes

413 quotes by 352 authors

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're… — Andrew Bernstein
In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names. — Mortimer Adler
My belief, for what it is worth, is that city dwellers cannot understand the world. Insulated from reality by complex and expert systems of provision… — James Buchan
Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we'd be hard… — Stokely Carmichael
A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
At the extremes it is difficult to distinguish pseudoscience from rigid, doctrinaire religion. — Carl Sagan
By deciding to succeed and actually trying to make your dreams come true, you are already successful. Your effort and continued dedication distinguish you from… — Daniel Klatt
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish… — John Calvin
We must distinguish between those who depend on others, that is between those who to achieve their purposes can force the issue and those who… — Niccolo Machiavelli
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6)… — Sun Tzu
I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from… — Sam Manekshaw
What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of the… — Sam Manekshaw
In India, 'cold weather' is merely a conventional phrase and has come into use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between weather… — Mark Twain
Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need — Barbara Kingsolver
A SEEING eye is better than three hundred blind men's: The eye can distinguish pearls from pebbles. — Rumi
It is not easy to distinguish between true and false affection, unless there occur one of those crises in which, as gold is tried by… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior. — George Bernard Shaw
Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The body can't distinguish between cleansing and punishing for the body is ignorant, and mute besides. — Joyce Carol Oates
We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing. — Henry A. Kissinger

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