J. G. Holland Quotes
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The secret of being loved is in being lovely; and the secret of being lovely is in being unselfish.
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Work was made for man, and not man for work. Work is man's servant, both in its results to the worker and the world. Man is not work's servant, save as an almost universal perversion has made him such.
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He that cannot paint must grind the colors.
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A woman in love is a very poor judge of character.
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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.
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I count this thing to be grandly true: That a noble deed is a step toward God-- Lifting the soul from the common clod To a purer air and a broader view.
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I softly sink into the bath of sleep: With eyelids shut, I see around me close The mottled, violet vapors of the deep, That wraps me in repose.
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Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.
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A noble deed is a step towards heaven.
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In my judgment, a great mistake has been made by well meaning and zealous men, through treating error and infidelity with altogether too much respect.
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Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.
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Music was a thing of the soul — a rose-lipped shell that murmured of the eternal sea — a strange bird singing the songs of another shore.
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Character lives in a man, reputation outside of him.
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Every man's powers have relation to some kind of work; and whenever he finds that kind of work which he can do best--that to which his powers are best adapted--he finds that which will give him the best development, and that by which he can best build up, or make, his manhood.
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Artists are nearest God. Into their souls he breathes his life, and from their hands it comes in fair, articulate forms to bless the world.
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The fact is that sin is the most unmanly thing in God's world. You never were made for sin and selfishness. You were made for love and obedience.
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What do you think God gave you more wealth than is requisite to satisfy your rational wants for, when you look around and see how many are in absolute need of that which you do not need? Can you not take the hint?
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The temple of art is built in words.
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The man who loves home best, and loves it most unselfishly, loves his country best.
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Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.
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If you want learning, you must work for it.
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Perfect love holds the secret of the world's perfect liberty.
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It is not a question how much a man knows, but what use he can make of what he knows.
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Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.