Quotes about Maturity

Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in productive subjects, grow the chapters.

If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well.

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

There is no time of life past learning something.

Autumn is really the best of the seasons; and I'm not sure that old age isn't the best part of life.

Sanctification is like a clumsy, slow walk rather than a light switch that we turn from off to on.

Notice how those who have medicated away their hardships with illegal drugs, alcohol, or sex can seem immature. They may look forty-five, but they have the character of an adolescent. Find a person who has weathered storms rather than avoided them and you will find someone who is wise.

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.

A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably