1819-1881, American Author
''Work and wait'', ''work and wait'' is what God says to us in creation.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Patience]
A mind grows by what it feeds on.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Mind]
Calmness is the cradle of power.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Power]
Ideals are the worlds masters.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Ideals and Idealism]
Joys divided are increased.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Joy]
Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Labor]
Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Patience]
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Genius]
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 – [Pride]
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 – [Planning]
Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Responsibility]
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Scholars and Scholarship]
The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Love]
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 – [Life and Living]
The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the mood's of people, and his tact in dealing with them.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Tact and Tactfulness]
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
Josiah Gilbert Holland – [Soul]
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 – [Success]