Quotes About Maturity

But I will say also on yer first day that the attractiveness of power is something you should learn about before you get too much older, it's the thing that separates men from boys, tho not in the way most men think.

Honestly. Adults. How do they live in the world? (Or maybe that is how they live in the world.)

The attractiveness of power is something you should learn about before you get too much older, it's the thing that separates men from boys, tho not in the way most men think.

A woman my age, living alone," she said, at least once a day, "if I don't keep on top of things, who will?

Cumplir años es envejecer, crecer es otra cosa.

Cumplir años es envejecer, crecer es otra cosa. Es darse cuenta de que la vida no es lo que esperas. No es justa, ni predecible, ni controlable. Es comprobar que a veces se gana y otras se pierde. Y sobre todo, que a veces se gana y se pierde al mismo tiempo. Crecer es aceptar la incertidumbre.

When you're 14, anything with a sword and a dragon is pretty cool. But when you're 21 and you've read 2 000 fantasy novels, you start to realize that some of those books, well, they weren't really good. OK, let's be honest. A lot of them were crap.

The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.

It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.

No, she won't," Bast said smugly. "Because I'm all grown, and I can do whatever I want with my pants. I could light them on fire and I wouldn't get in any trouble at all.

It exhasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to her desire.

Creo que las cosas siempre van mal de un modo u otro -declaró-. Quizá sea que solo nosotros, los mayores, nos damos cuenta.

Solange wir Kinder sind, denken wir nur selten an die Zukunft. Diese Unschuld ermöglicht es uns, uns zu vergnügen, wie nur wenige Erwachsene das können. Der Tag, an dem wir beginnen, uns Gedanken über die Zukunft zu machen, ist der Tag, an dem wir unsere Kindheit hinter uns lassen.

Nothing makes a man feel older than a young woman.

El día que dejamos de preocuparnos por el futuro es el día que dejamos atrás nuestra infancia.

Most things fail with age. Our hands and backs stiffen. Our eyes dim. Skin roughens and our beauty fades. The only exception is the voice. Properly cared for, a voice does nothing but grow sweeter with age and constant use. His was like a sweet honey wine.

Tenía ese aire un tanto torpe de los niños que todavía no se han acostumbrado a manejarse con la estatura de un hombre.

When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. It

Abenthy gave me an appraising look. I'd been waiting for it. It was the look that said, "You don't sound as young as you look." I hoped he'd come to grips with it fairly soon. It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.

title of the class was listed in fresh dark ink: "Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass.

Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass.

I am not accusing you of engaging in boyish fancy. I am advising you to avoid the appearance of boyish fancy. Master Loren to Kvothe

Con la edad se deterioran muchas cosas. Las manos y la espalda cobran rigidez. La visión empeora. La piel se vuelve áspera y la belleza se apaga. La única excepción es la voz. Si se cuida bien, con la edad y con el uso continuado la voz no hace otra cosa que ganar suavidad. La de aquel hombre era dulce como un vino de miel. Al terminar su canción, recibió un aplauso caluroso, y al cabo de un momento volvieron a encenderse las luces y se reanudaron las conversaciones.

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