Quotes about Maturity

Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.

Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine...

We begin to be mature adults only when we cease to whine and revile and commence to search for the hidden justice which regulates our lives.

The saint was once a sinner; the sinner will one day be a saint. The sinner is the child; the saint is the grown man. He who separates himself from sinners, regarding them as wicked men to be avoided, is like a man avoiding contact with little children because they are unwise, disobedient, and play with toys.

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile

I'm just getting older and I'm understanding the game and I'm more experienced in the league.

How old do you have to get before wisdom descends like a plastic bag over your head and you learn to keep your big mouth shut? Maybe never. Maybe you get more frivolous with age.

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

Knowledge is the seed, intelligence is the stem, understanding is the branch, and wisdom is the fruit.

The roots of the strongest tree grow deep.