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> [Life is a state of constant radiation and absorption; to exist is to radiate; to exist is to be the recipient of radiations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/life-is-a-state-of-constant-radiation-and-absorption-to-exist-is-to/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

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## Other authors on Absorption

## More by William George Jordan

> [Self-confidence without self-reliance is as useless as a cooking recipe without food. Self-confidence sees the possibilities of the individual; self-reliance realizes them. Self-confidence sees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/self-confidence-without-self-reliance-is-as-useless-as-a-cooking/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Life is a state of constant radiation and absorption; to exist is to radiate; to exist is to be the recipient of radiations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/life-is-a-state-of-constant-radiation-and-absorption-to-exist-is-to/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Every man has an atmosphere which is affecting every other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/every-man-has-an-atmosphere-which-is-affecting-every-other/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Love can transmute all duties into privileges, all responsibilities into joys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/love-can-transmute-all-duties-into-privileges-all-responsibilities/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Worry is discounting possible future sorrows so that the individual may have present misery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/worry-is-discounting-possible-future-sorrows-so-that-the-individual/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/there-are-times-when-a-man-should-be-content-with-what-he-has-but/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [He who thinks all mankind is vile is a pessimist who mistakes his introspection for observation; he looks into his own heart and thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/he-who-thinks-all-mankind-is-vile-is-a-pessimist-who-mistakes-his/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [There is a tonic strength, in the hour of sorrow and affliction, in escaping from the world and society and getting back to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/there-is-a-tonic-strength-in-the-hour-of-sorrow-and-affliction-in/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [We carry our house plants from one window to another to give them the proper heat, light, and moisture. Should we not be at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/we-carry-our-house-plants-from-one-window-to-another-to-give-them-the/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Gratitude is thankfulness expressed in action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/gratitude-is-thankfulness-expressed-in-action/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/life-is-not-something-to-be-lived-through-it-is-something-to-be-lived/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [If there is a little sand in the sugar of home happiness, it really seems better to concentrate on the sweetness that remains than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/if-there-is-a-little-sand-in-the-sugar-of-home-happiness-it-really/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [We know nothing of the trials, sorrows and temptations of those around us, of pillows wet with sobs, of the life-tragedy that may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/we-know-nothing-of-the-trials-sorrows-and-temptations-of-those-around/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Education, in its highest sense, is conscious training of mind or body to act unconsciously. It is conscious formation of mental habits, not mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/education-in-its-highest-sense-is-conscious-training-of-mind-or-body/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

> [Life is not a competition with others. In its truest sense it is a rivalry with ourselves. We should each day seek to break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-george-jordan/life-is-not-a-competition-with-others-in-its-truest-sense-it-is-a/)

[William George Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-george-jordan/)

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