There is no point where art so nearly touches nature as when it appears in the form of words.
J. G. HollandPreceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.
J. G. HollandI account the office of benefactor, or almoner, to which God appoints all those whom he has favored with wealth, one of the most honorable and delightful in the world. He never institutes a channel for the passage of His bounties that those bounties do not enrich and beautify.
J. G. Holland