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

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Source : "The Voice of the Scholar". Book by David Starr Jordan, 1903.

David Starr Jordan

#Real Quotes #Excellence Quotes #World Quotes

“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.”
“Acting is what happens on the way.”
“But this year I have started out trying to live all my waking moments in conscious listening to the inner voice, asking without ceasing, 'What, Father, do you desire said? What, Father, do you desire done this minute?'”

Source : Frank Laubach (2012). “Letters by a Modern Mystic: Excerpts from letters written to his father by Frank C. Laubach”, p.8, SPCK
“The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.”
“In the Federal Government, electronic records are as indispensable as their paper counterparts for documenting citizens' rights, the actions for which officials are accountable, and the nation's history.”
“I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.”
“Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.”
“The first question here, then, is not "What is best for my soul?" nor is it even "What is most useful to humanity?" But-transcending both these limited aims-what function must this life fulfill in the great and secret economy of God?”

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