Quotes about Growth

He could hardly recognize it as something that had grown out of what he had begun.

Seeds were planted and evidently sown while the bishops slept (Mt 13:25).

A seed had been pressed into the soil of his soul, and had been watered, and would soon burst and sprout green and grow beyond all possibility of concealing.

At springtime all is born-again.

But most extraordinary—and evidence to Mrs. Wilberforce of a "Great Change" indeed, though one she certainly welcomed—was a marked absence of that irritability and harsh temper he had sometimes displayed, especially toward her.

That too seems unnecessarily severe, but we mustn't judge too harshly, for those who have gone through anything like a dramatic conversion usually stagger a bit too far in one direction before they correct their course and learn where the best forward path lies.

But just remember: a woman's like a rose; if you treat her right, she'll bloom, if you don't, she'll wilt.

It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding.

If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.

Anyone who can't learn from other people's mistakes simply can't learn, and that;s all there is to it. There is value in the wrong way of doing things. The knowledge gained from errors contributes to our knowledge base.

The doors of the world are opened to people who can read.