Isabelle Holland's Quotes

As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind.

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.

The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

A mind grows by what it feeds on.

Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

The temple of art is built in words.

Ideals are the world's masters.

Joys divided are increased.

Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

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.

'Work and wait', 'work and wait' is what God says to us in creation.

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.