Definition of Distinguished
Distinguished
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Marked; special.
Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds.
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Distinguished Quotations
Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.
Henry David Thoreau
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
George Washington
A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.
Herbert Spencer
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
Ambrose Bierce
The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
Benjamin Disraeli
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
Sallust
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
Moliere
Distinguished Translations
distinguished in German is ausgezeichnet, Unterschied
distinguished in Italian is esimio, differenza
distinguished in Latin is precipuus
distinguished in Norwegian is anerkjent, fornem
distinguished in Spanish is distinguido
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