Teach and practice, practice and teach - that is all we have; that is all we are good for; that is all we ever ought to do.

Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (January 21 1887 – April 7 1960) was an American spiritual writer teacher and leader. Holmes E. A.

He was the founder of a Spiritual movement known as Religious Science a part of the greater New Thought movement whose spiritual philosophy is known as "The Science of Mind. Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (January 21 1887 – April 7 1960) was an American spiritual writer teacher and leader. His books remain in print and the principles he taught as "Science of Mind" have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers.