Who said “There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.”?

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David Starr Jordan. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Voice of the Scholar (San Francisco, 1903), Ch. IX: "The University and the Common Man", p. 190

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: The Voice of the Scholar (San Francisco, 1903), Ch. IX: "The University and the Common Man", p. 190.

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Jordan, D. S. (n.d.). There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36152-there-is-no-real-excellence-in-all-this/

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Jordan, David Starr. “There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36152-there-is-no-real-excellence-in-all-this/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Jordan, David Starr. “There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36152-there-is-no-real-excellence-in-all-this/.

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