"There is no real excellence in all this……" — David Starr Jordan
"There is no real excellence in all this word which can be separated from right living."
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18 Quotes by David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan has 18 quotes on this site.
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All war is murder, robbery, trickery, and no nation ever escaped losses of men, prosperity and virility. War knows no…
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Our country is now at war and the only way out is forward. I would not change one word I…
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Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for
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Wisdom is knowing. Skill is know how to do it. Virtue is doing it.
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There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.
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No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life.
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The physiological law of Transfer of Energy is the basis of human success and happiness. There is no action without…
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"I am not much of a mathematician," said the cigarette, "but I can add to a man's nervous troubles, I…
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There cannot be perfect civilization until Man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his…
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Whatever you attempt, go at it with spirit.
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Whatever is not nailed down is mine." This is the motto of the exploiter. "Whatever can be pried loose is…
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The problem of life is not to make life easier, but to make men stronger.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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