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David Starr Jordan
American
Writer
About the author
There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#Right
#World
#Living
#Excellence
When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#Religion
#Strangers
#Moon
No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life.
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#Life
Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#Life
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#Virtue
#Wisdom
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going.
David Starr Jordan,
American
Writer
#World
#Man