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
Nothing, Way, While, Foolish
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Bird, Throw, Does, Nest
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
Succession, Which, Grows, All Things
The temple of art is built in words.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Communication, Art, Built, Temple
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Measure, Never, Person, Scholarship
A mind grows by what it feeds on.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Mind, Grows, Feeds
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Soul, Like, Lives, Feeds
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
Succession, Which, Grows, All Things
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Nature, Genius, Master, Talents
The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Man, World, Thing, Affection
Calmness is the cradle of power.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Power, Cradle, Calmness
Joys divided are increased.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Happiness, Increased, Joys
'Work and wait', 'work and wait' is what God says to us in creation.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Work, God, Wait, Creation
Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Power, Responsibility, Walks, Hand
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
Wealth, Making, Poorer, Making A Living
Ideals are the world's masters.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
Brainy, World, Ideals, Masters
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