"Indistinction" Quotes from Famous Books
... no doubt that the poorer classes in our country are much more charitably disposed than their superiors in wealth. And I fancy it must arise a great deal from the comparative indistinction of the easy and the not so easy in these ranks. A workman or a pedlar cannot shutter himself off from his less comfortable neighbours. If he treats himself to a luxury, he must do it in the face of a dozen who cannot. And what should more directly lead to charitable thoughts? ... — The Pocket R.L.S. - Being Favourite Passages from the Works of Stevenson • Robert Louis Stevenson
... of comparison. 2] Indiscrimination — N. indiscrimination^, indistinguishability; indistinctness, indistinction^; uncertainty &c (doubt) 475; incomparability &c 464.1. V. not discriminate &c 465; overlook a distinction &c (neglect) 460, confound, confuse. Adj. indiscriminate; undistinguished^, indistinguishable, undistinguishable^; ... — Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget |