Josiah Gilbert Holland Quotes

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

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

“The temple of art is built in words.”

— 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

“Joys divided are increased.”

— 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

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

— 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

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

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

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

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

“Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.”

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

“Ideals are the world's masters.”

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

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

— Josiah Gilbert Holland

A mind grows by what it feeds on.

— 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