Quotes About Maturity

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

The greatest kindness we can show some of the authors of our youth is not to reread them.

Not to be a republican at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.

It is my feeling that Time ripens all things with Time all things are revealed Time is the father of truth.

Somehow, without noticing, Mosca had become old enough to hear about such things.

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women.

The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part.

There are people out there who are older who are cool. I want that.

I am still learning, for the Christian life is one of constant growth.

With an old head and a young heart, you can be a source of real strength [to others] who need your cheer and encouragement.

God gave us our children so we could prepare them to become adults.

God knew that children grow and mature best in a stable, loving family, and this was one reason He gave marriage to us.

We can never live this [Christian] life on the highest plane unless we are continually growing and moving forward. You should be closer to God today in heart, soul, and body than at any other time so far in your life.

Our lives are to be characterized by patience, for it is important in developing the mature, stable character which God wants to produce in His people.

Tragic as it is when a child fails to develop physically or mentally, even more tragic is a Christian who fails to develop spiritually.

Marriage is the most serious long-term contract a couple will make in their lifetime, but many enter into it with a lack of maturity and knowledge. The growing number of divorces shows how imperative it is that young people be adequately prepared for marriage.

In earlier periods of history, adolescence was virtually unknown . . . Today, the span between childhood and adulthood may extend over ten years. Deferred adulthood is synonymous with deferred responsibility.

A baby isn't meant to stay a baby forever, and neither is a new Christian.

The goal of a child's life is maturity—and the goal of a Christian's life is spiritual maturity.

Ask [God] to help you reflect Christ as you grow older, instead of turning sour or grumpy.

I wept more in Korea than in all the past several years put together. These experiences changed my life. I could never be quite the same again . . . I felt sadder, older. I felt as though I had gone in a boy and come out a man.

The church is a storehouse of spiritual food whereby the inner man is fed, nourished, and developed into maturity. If it fails, it is not fulfilling its purpose as a church.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

I've reached the age where competence is a turn-on.