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“if have got my spindle and my distaff ready--my pen and mind--never doubting for an instant that God will send me flax.”

Quote by J. G. Holland

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J. G. Holland was an American novelist renowned for his inspirational and Christian-themed works. Born on July 24, 1819, he crafted stories that offered hope and inspiration to readers. His novels often reflected his deep Christian faith and his belief in the power of the human spirit. Holland passed away on October 12, 1881, leaving behind a legacy of influential literature. more

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“What is the little one thinking about? Very wonderful things, no doubt; Unwritten history! Unfathomed mystery! Yet he laughs and cries, and eats and drinks, And chuckles and crows, and nods and winks, As if his head were as full of kinks And curious riddles as any sphinx!”

Ifs Thinking Littles Laughing Doubt Wonderful Mystery Cry Drink Curious No Doubt Wonderful Things Crow Riddle Unwritten Chuckles Kink Sphinx Babyhood

Book:BITTER-SWEET A POEM

Source: BITTER-SWEET A POEM

“A noble deed is a step towards heaven.”

Heaven Steps Deeds Noble Benevolence Noble Deeds

Author:J. G. Holland

“All that has been done to weaken the foundation of an implicit faith in the Bible, as a whole, has been at the expense of the sense of religious obligation, and at the cost of human happiness.”

Humans Has Beens Done Whole Religious Cost Bible Foundation Obligation Expenses Implicit Human Happiness

Author:J. G. Holland

“How long must the church live before it will learn that strength is won by action, and success by work, and that all this immeasurable feeding without action and work is a positive damage to it--that it is the procurer of spiritual obesity, gout, and debility.”

Long Action Spiritual Church Damage Feeding Obesity Gout

Author:J. G. Holland

“I have learned that to do one's next duty is to take a step toward all that is worth possessing.”

Next Steps Duty I Have Learned Possessing

Author:J. G. Holland

“Fiction is most powerful when it contains most truth; and there is little truth we get so true as that which we find in fiction.”

Littles Powerful Fiction Most Powerful

Author:J. G. Holland

“We live in the future. Even the happiness of the present is made up mostly of that delightful discontent which the hope of better things inspires.”

Made Inspire Future Delightful Discontent

Author:J. G. Holland

“The gentleman is solid mahogany; the fashionable man is only veneer.”

Men Gentleman Fashionable Veneer Mahogany

Book:PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS

Source: PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS

“Assertion of truths known and felt, promulgation of truth from the high platform of truth itself, declaration of faith by the mouth of moral conviction--this is the New Testament method, and the true one.”

Felt Known Moral Mouths Method Conviction Platforms Testament Declaration New Testament Assertion True Ones

Author:J. G. Holland

“Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility, and the young should not only shun it, but by the most thorough culture relieve themselves from all temptation to indulge in it. It is a low, frivolous, and too often a dirty business. There are country neighborhoods in which it rages like a pest. Churches are split in pieces by it. Neighbors are made enemies by it for life. In many persons it degenerates into a chronic disease, which is practically incurable. Let the young cure it while they may.”