All William George Jordan Quotes
- Love can transmute all duties into privileges, all responsibilities into joys. All
- Happiness is the soul's joy in the possession of the intangible. Gratitude
- 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 hidden… Add
- He who thinks all mankind is vile is a pessimist who mistakes his introspection for observation; he looks into his own heart and thinks he… All
- Everything that is great in life is the product of slow growth; the newer, and greater, and higher, and nobler the work, the slower is… Attain
- The man who has a certain religious belief and fears to discuss it, lest it may be proved wrong, is not loyal to his belief,… Any
- If there is a little sand in the sugar of home happiness, it really seems better to concentrate on the sweetness that remains than to… Better
- Life is a state of constant radiation and absorption; to exist is to radiate; to exist is to be the recipient of radiations. Absorption
- Life is not a competition with others. In its truest sense it is a rivalry with ourselves. We should each day seek to break the… Better
- Man does not drift into goodness...the chance port of an aimless voyage. He must fight ever for his destination. Aimless
- Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude of… Decades
- Education, in its highest sense, is conscious training of mind or body to act unconsciously. It is conscious formation of mental habits, not mere acquisition… Acquisition
- 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 the… Angel
- Gratitude is thankfulness expressed in action. Action
- Conscience, as a mentor, the guide and compass of every act, leads ever to happiness. When the individual can stay alone with his or her… Act
- A fad lives its life in a few weeks; a philosophy lives through generations and centuries; a principle, forever. Centuries
- Nature is very un-American. Nature never hurries. American
- There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is Content
- Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil---the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply… Business
- There is a tonic strength, in the hour of sorrow and affliction, in escaping from the world and society and getting back to the simple… Affliction