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Josiah Gilbert Holland [1819-1881] American
Rank: 102
Novelist


Josiah Gilbert Holland was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. He helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly, in which appeared his novels, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Story of Sevenoaks, Nicholas Minturn.

Art, Brainy, Communication, Food, God, Happiness, Nature, Power, Time

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God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. Food, God
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Calmness is the cradle of power. Power
102
One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures. Time
103
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.
104
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. Nature
105
Joys divided are increased. Happiness
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The temple of art is built in words. Art, Communication
107
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.
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The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
109
Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
110
The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
111
Ideals are the world's masters. Brainy
112
'Work and wait', 'work and wait' is what God says to us in creation.
113
Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.
114
A mind grows by what it feeds on.
115
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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