Distinguished Quotes

296 quotes by 230 authors

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism. — Robert M. Hutchins
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of… — Irving Babbitt
If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak… — Gouverneur Morris
At times God's best pupils experience the most rigorous and continuous courses. Eventually those who prove to be men of Christ will thereby become distinguished… — Neal A. Maxwell
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself… — Saint Augustine
We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that "justice too long delayed is justice denied." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Not every age allows its sons to reap the results which remain great for all time, and . . . not every century is fitted… — Unknown Author
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of… — Unknown Author
Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you… — Laozi
I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander. — Douglas MacArthur
All I kin git out o' the Wickersham position on prohibition is that the distinguished jurist seems to feel that if we'd let 'em have… — Kin Hubbard
At that time two opposing concepts of the Game called forth commentary and discussion. The foremost players distinguished two principal types of Game, the formal… — Hermann Hesse
Few ever lived to old age, and fewer still ever became distinguished, who were not in the habit of early rising. — Unknown Author
That image of the common drunk is a myth. There is a thing called a maintenance drinker which may very well be a mother of… — Unknown Author
In philosophy, when we make use of false principles, we depart the farther from the knowledge of truth and wisdom exactly in proportion to the… — Rene Descartes
I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead. — Witold Gombrowicz
While cities are distinguished by their architecture and physical appearance, Bell and de-Shalit make a compelling case that many major world cities--and their inhabitants--also express… — Witold Rybczynski
A photographer's best pictures are from deep inside him, and also some of the worst. Some photographers enjoy distinguished careers without ever taking personal photographs.… — Burk Uzzle
The Greeks distinguished between good and bad behavior, language that enhanced or diminished persons. Being intoxicated with scientism, we fail to recognize that the seemingly… — Thomas Szasz
The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give… — Charles Sanders Peirce

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