Philosophy Quote by David Starr Jordan — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

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

“No man was ever wise by chance”

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”

“When we guard our hearts too tightly, we mistake safety for solitude.”

“Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache.”

“Rainer Maria Rilke greeted and wrestled with the angels of his Duino Elegies in the solitude of a castle surrounded by white cliffs tall trees and the sea. I greeted most of mine in the solitude of a house that still vibrated with the throbs of a singular life that had helped shape many lives and with the ache of attempts to render useful service to that life. The River of Winged Dreams was therefore constructed as a link between dimensions of past and future emotions and intellect and matter and spirit.”

“All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.”