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J. G. Holland
American
Novelist
About the author
"Work and wait", "work and wait" is what God says to us in creation.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#God
#Creation
The temple of art is built in words.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Words
#Art
#Temple
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Soul
#Body
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.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Living
#Wealth
The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#World
#Man
#Affection
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Power
#Accident
#Measure
Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Responsibility
#Power
Joys divided are increased.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
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.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Time
#Road
Ideals are the worlds masters.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Ideals
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#God
#Food
Calmness is the cradle of power.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Power
A mind grows by what it feeds on.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Mind
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Nothing
#Progress
#Opinion
#Pride
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Nature
#Genius
One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.
J. G. Holland,
American
Novelist
#Time