Quotes by Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on genius   

"Ideals are the worlds masters."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on ideals and idealism   

"Joys divided are increased."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on joy   

"Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on labor   

"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."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on life
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"The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on love   

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"A mind grows by what it feeds on."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on mind   

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

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on patience   

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

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on planning   

"Calmness is the cradle of power."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on power   

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

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on pride   

"Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on responsibility
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"Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on scholars and scholarship   

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

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on soul
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"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."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on success   

"The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the mood's of people, and his tact in dealing with them."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on tact and tactfulness