Quotes about Growth

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.

As children of the Lord we should strive every day to rise to a higher level of personal righteousness in all of our actions.

Maturity comes from obedience, not necessarily from age.

Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you've got ambition and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out.

Your latter days are supposed to be greater than your former days.

I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives.

No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally — and often far more — worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.

Real spiritual growth is always growth downward, so to speak, into profounder humility, which in healthy souls will become more and more apparent as they age.