[MD] Morality. Pin the tail on an invisible donkey.

[khaled Alkotob]

Well, before you can master a melody you have to master the individual
notes.

and according the american heritage dictionary:

NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. qual·i·ties
1a. An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property. b. A
personal trait, especially a character trait: “The most vital quality a
soldier can possess is self-confidence” (George S. Patton). 

2. Essential character; nature: “The quality of mercy is not strain'd”
(Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice IV.i.184) 

3a. Superiority of kind: an intellect of unquestioned quality. 
b. Degree or grade of excellence: yard goods of low quality. 

4a. High social position. b. Those in a high social position. 

5. Music Timbre, as determined by harmonics: a voice with a distinctive
metallic quality. 

6. Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and
shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound
is produced. 

7. Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.
  
ADJECTIVE: Having a high degree of excellence: the importance of quality
health care.  

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So according to the above, we can say this was a quality quality. An
adjective describing a noun.

I think the (3b) explanation is what I am after.

> >[khaled earlier]
> > >Is quality black and white or are there shades of grey.

> >[Joe earlier]
> >Quality is no colour and is all colour, if I understand Pirsig
correctly.

[khaled[
> >My question was is it either there or not there, not what color it 
> is.
> >it's like a grading system some schools have A,B,C,D,F and some 
> have pass or fail.
> >is quality either there. Period. Or not there?

[ Joe]
> If quality is preintellectual reality and exists beyond the levels, 
> yet the 
> levels encompas all life, then quality must always be there, if we 
> are not 
> on the quality frequency then quality might as well not exist.
> 
> _