Quotes by David Starr Jordan

“Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Virtue is doing it.”

“When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next virtue is doing it. ”

“Whatever you attempt go at it with spirit. Put some in!”

“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”

“Be a life long or short its completeness depends on what it was lived for.”

“Whatever you attempt go at it with spirit. Put some in!”

“Be a life long or short its completeness depends on what it was lived for.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next virtue is doing it.”

“There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.”

“Far away in the thirties and forties she (the girl you want to be) is waiting her turn. Her body, brain, her soul are in your girlish hands. She cannot help herself. What will you leave for her? … ...”

“In 1910 our attention was turned to what seemed a possibly useful educational effort against war, inaugurated at Stanford University by its president, David Starr Jordan. I knew Dr. Jordan slightly...”