Quotes about Growth
Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
— Henry Ward Beecher
It's the impeded stream that sings.
— Wendell Berry
There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.
— Thomas Merton
The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.
— Paul David Tripp
We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.
— Gordon Hinckley
Age is frequently beautiful, wisdom appearing like an aftermath.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Allowing the truth of who you are-your spiritual self-to rule your life means you stop the struggle and learn to move with the flow of your life.
— Oprah Winfrey
All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.
— Publilius Syrus
Live your life so that whenever you lose, you are ahead.
— Will Rogers
If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then growing in our knowledge of God is always practical.
— Kevin DeYoung
Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it.
— Teresa of Avila
The past is important for all the information and wisdom it holds. But you can get lost in it. You've got to learn to keep the knowledge of the past with you as you pursue the present.
— Lauren Kate