Quotes about Growth
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
— William James
Annoying mishaps always seem to cluster around times of spiritual fruitfulness. That's not exactly coincidence.
— Chip Ingram
God used it all. He used the hard times to draw her closer. He used the struggle to bring them together.
— Chris Fabry
Prayer changes the person who prays.
— Chris Fabry
No matter how deep we have gone, there is more.
— Heidi Baker
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.
— Helen Keller
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started.
— Henri Nouwen
Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.
— Henri Matisse
We can with confidence set a goal to make this Christmas brighter than the last and each year that follows brighter still. The trials of mortality may increase in intensity, yet for us, darkness need not increase if we focus our eyes more singly on the light that streams down on us as we follow the Master. He will lead us and help us along the path that leads upward to the home for which we yearn.
— Henry B. Eyring
We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.
— Henry David Thoreau
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
— Henry David Thoreau
It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
— Henry David Thoreau