Distinct Species

Famous quotes containing the words distinct and/or species:

“To offend and judge are distinct offices,
And of opposed natures.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does “fame” become, especially of the literary sort. This species of “fame” a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)