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David Starr Jordan

Born

in Gainesville, N.Y., The United States

January 19, 1851

Died

September 19, 1931

Genre

Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction

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President of Stanford University 1891-1916.

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Average rating: 3.46 · 200 ratings · 19 reviews · 929 distinct works

	The Philosophy of Despair 3.41 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1902 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life's Enthusiasms liked it 3.00 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	California and the Californians 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1907 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strength Of Being Morally Clean: A Study Of The Quest For Unearned Happiness: A White Cross Address (1900) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1900 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life's Enthusiasms, and the Philosophy of Despair 2.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1906	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blood of the Nation: A Study of the Decay of Races Through the Survival of the Unfit 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1910 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eric's Book of Beasts Done in Water-colors and Accompanied with Appropriate ... by David Starr Jordan, Shimada Sekko 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1912 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and the Breed: The Relation of War and the Downfall of Nations 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1915 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Innumerable Company really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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

tags: wisdom

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

tags: 7-habits, inspirational

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

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