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Famous J. G. Holland Quotes
“The man who loves home best, and loves it most unselfishly, loves his country best.”
“The hammer and the anvil are the two hemispheres of every true reformer's character.”
“A man does not necessarily sin who does that which our reason and our conscience condemn.”
“Almost everywhere men have become the particular things which their particular work has made them.”
“Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.”
“There is no point where art so nearly touches nature as when it appears in the form of words.”
“Man's record upon this wild world is the record of work, and of work alone.”
“Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.”
“Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.”
“Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.”
“It is by work that man carves his way to that measure of power which will fit him for his destiny.”
“God give us men. The time demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and willing hands.”