Quotes About Distinguished

Man is distinguished not only by his reason, but also by this singular passion, from all other animals.

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is.

Affirmative precepts are distinguished from negative whenever one is not comprised in the other; thus, that of honoring parents does not comprise that of not killing, and vice versa.

distinguished but run-down house on Brattle Street in Cambridge. R.J. had viewed it with disinterest. It

Basically, the idea of the aristocrats is that power has to be vested in a special class of particularly distinguished and privileged people, who will make the decisions and do the right thing.

There was something unusual about him, or something behind him. It might be that he was bookish - never came to see you without taking up the book on the table (he was now reading, with his bootlaces trailing on the floor); or that he was a gentleman, which showed itself in the way he knocked the ashes out of his pipe, and in his manners of course to women.

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.

I thought her looking as she always does: superior in all respects to everyone around her

My dear Arnold, we all hope that you have before you a distinguished political career. You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

The story of his youth was a series of bitternesses, as is the case with almost all distinguished men. Poverty sits by their cradle, and keeps watch over them till they have grown up; and this lean nurse remains their true companion through life.

My name is Daniel, and this is the first volume of my life story, which, hopefully, will be a very long and distinguished one. Who should you read it? Very good question. Maybe because this is your planet, and you have a right to know what's actually happening on it.

Then it was time for Holy Communion. Seamus was introduced as a "distinguished priest all the way from the Holy Name parish in New York City." I could see that it sounded great to others. But I still saw the old man who made fart noises when I tried to discipline the kids.

The actions of the University in my case make it abundantly clear that the Administration's rhetoric about Harvard's desire to attract and retain the most distinguished women in the world is empty.

Men aging makes them look more authoritative, accomplished, distinguished. Sadly, it's not that way for women, and they will tell you.

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

*The mottled dog is the dog easily spotted.

When you meet people who are exceptional, you know it. I feel it straight away.

My dear child," beamed Martin Silenus, "I am not trying to tell you anything. I just thought it might be entertaining—as well as edifying and enlightening—if at some point we exchanged lists of all the locations at which we have either robbed or been robbed. Since you have the unfair advantage of having been the daughter of a senator, I am sure that your list would be much more distinguished Ã¢â'¬Â¦ and much longer." Lamia

I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.

I'm honored to join a very distinguished group of footballers to appear on the cover of 'FIFA.' Most of all, I am humbled that the fans have chosen me, and I will strive to make them proud with my performance on the pitch.

I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.

Medicine is the most distinguished of all the arts, but through the ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who casually judge such practitioners, it is now of all the arts by far the least esteemed.