Quotes about Growth
In the school of the spirit, man learns wisdom through humility.
— Johannes Tauler
Transformed people transform people.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
You don't have to have perfect wisdom to get very rich - just a bit better than average over a long period of time.
— Charlie Munger
This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.
— Maya Angelou
Good listeners believe they can learn something from everyone.
— Charles Swindoll
We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!
— Thomas Merton
He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.
— Publilius Syrus
No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool.
— Erica Jong
None of us can come to the highest maturity without enduring the summer heat of trials.
— Charles Spurgeon
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