Quotes about Growth
Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.
— Teresa of Avila
Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood.
— Booker T. Washington
Before God can use a man greatly he must wound him deeply.
— Oswald Chambers
The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety.
— Samuel Johnson
A man can't be always defending the truth; there must be a time to feed on it.
— CS Lewis
A world where everything was easy would be a nursery for babies, but not at all a fit place for men.
— Charles Spurgeon
The man who is deeply discontented with himself is probably growing fast into the full likeness of Christ.
— Charles Spurgeon
The best way to help a man increase his output is to help build the man. Help him increase his stature as a man, and he will just naturally do better-on the job and off.
— Earl Nightingale
A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books.
— Henry Ward Beecher
This world is not a place merely to live in, nor a place in which to do certain kinds of business; it is a great workshop in which to make godly men.
— J.R. Miller
Man's upward progress means ever increasing difficulty, which is to be welcomed.
— Mahatma Gandhi
A growing church sees that the work of the ministry should be done by all
— Neil Anderson