Subtle Distinction Quotes

Taste may be compared to that exquisite sense of the bee, which instantly discovers and extracts the quintessence of every flower, and disregards all the rest of it.

Such a man as instinctively feeds on pure ambrosia and leaves alone the indigestible in things.

There is no such thing as an exact synonym and no such thing as an unmixed motive.

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

He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?” The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,” Bast said. The innkeeper raised an eyebrow. “I’ve been tasting,” Bast said, emphasizing the word. “Tasting comes before drinking.

I met Steve McQueen once. Well, met isn't really the right word.

There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.

An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: "There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important." This distinction seems to me to go to the root of the matter.