Distinction Quote by George Spencer-Brown

“Make No Distinctions”

— Lin Yutang

“Being made up of distinctions, language finds it almost impossible to express undifferentiation.”

— René Girard

Making distinctions is part of learning. So is making mistakes.

— Nancy Gibbs

DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.

— Ambrose Bierce

The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity.

— T. K. V. Desikachar

Something must have form to be seen but must make sense to be understood and used.

— Klaus Krippendorff

“Representation involves definition, exclusion, separation.”

— John Holloway

An object should be judged by whether it has a form consistent with its use.

— Bruno Munari

When one has no form, one can be all forms.

— Bruce Lee

“The form of observation , which underlines all speech and language development, always expresses a peculiar spiritual character , a special way of conceiving…

— Ernst Cassirer

...a distinction must be made between true and false ideas, and that too much rein must not be given to a man's imagination under…

— Gottfried Leibniz

Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.

— Edward Tufte