David Starr Jordan Quotes


"When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!"
- David Starr Jordan
(Related: Religion, Moon, Strangers)

"No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life."
- David Starr Jordan
(Related: Life)

"Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for."
- David Starr Jordan
(Related: Life)

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it."
- David Starr Jordan
(Related: Wisdom, Virtue)

"The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going."
- David Starr Jordan
(Related: Man, World)