DEFINITIONS

Related Subjects: Distinction, Limitation

1. I hate definitions.—DISRAELI, Vivian Grey
   

2. A large part of the discussions of disputants come from the want of accurate definition. Let one define his terms and then stick to the definition, and half the differences in philosophy and theology would come to an end, and be seen to have no real foundation.—TRYON EDWARDS
   

3. He shall be as a god to me, who can rightly divide and define.—EMERSON, Representative Men
   

4. It is one of the maxims of the civil law, that definitions are hazardous.—SAMUEL JOHNSON, The Rambler
   

5. I am apt to think that men find their simple ideas agree, though in discourse they confound one another with different names.—LOCKE
   

6. All arts acknowledge that then only we know certainly, when we can define; for definition is that which refines the pure essence of things from the circumstances.—MILTON
   

7. Define, define, well-educated infant.—SHAKESPEARE, Love's Labour's Lost
   

8. If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.—VOLTAIRE