Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Calmness is the cradle of power.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

A mind grows by what it feeds on.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

The temple of art is built in words.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Joys divided are increased.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Ideals are the world's masters.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

'Work and wait', 'work and wait' is what God says to us in creation.

Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland

Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.