Quotes about Growth

If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate.

You will profit by the failure, and will avoid it another time. I have done a similar thing myself, in construction, often. Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn.

The Spiritual disciplines are wisdom and not righteousness.

You would not have the wisdom and knowledge you now possess were it not for the setbacks you have faced, the mistakes you have made and the suffering you have endured.

God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us grow.

Let us unlearn our wisdom of the world. Let us lie low in the Lord's power, and learn that truth alone makes rich and great.

Next to the Holy Scriptures, the greatest aide to the life of faith may be Christian biographies.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the world is more and more.

I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.

God will not let your needs and wants go unattended, especially when you desire to be more like Him.

you leave the cage, the transition into the jungle will definitely be challenging. You take a few steps forward and a few back. You stumble and fall and get back on your feet. Such is the way we learn to lean forward and keep stumbling toward success.