Quotes about Growth

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual.

I confess that I have been as blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.

The furrows upon his brow had been cut a little deeper by Time's chisel.

It is, however, when the human soul is ploughed and harrowed by suffering that the seeds of truth may be planted

When you observe that the fire in your room is getting dull, you do not always put on more coal, but simply stir with the poker; so God often uses the black poker of adversity in order that the flames of devotion may burn more brightly.

our sons must become men — such men as we hope our daughters, born and unborn, will be pleased to live among. Our sons will not grow into women. Their way is more difficult than that of our daughters, for they must move away from us, without us. Hopefully ours have what they have learned from us, and a howness to forge into their own image.

However, experience has taught us that action in the now is also necessary, always. Our children cannot dream unless they live, they cannot live unless they are nourished, and who else will feed them the real food without which their dreams will be no different from ours? 'If you want us to change the world someday, we at least have to live long enough to grow up!' shouts the child.

You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for.

For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak it. For others, it is to share and spread also those words that are meaningful to us. But primarily for us all, it is necessary to teach by living and speaking those truths which we believe and know beyond understanding. Because in this way alone we can survive, by taking part in a process of life that is creative and continuing, that is growth.

Every day of your lives is practice in becoming the person you want to be. No instantaneous miracle is suddenly going to occur and make you brave and courageous and true.

Being out of work brought a lot of new and starkly instructive experiences.