Quotes about Growth
The grand premise of religion is that man is able to surpass himself.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Bible is to be understood by the spirit that grows with it, wrestles with it, and prays with it.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
— Abraham Lincoln
Too big to cry too young to laugh...
— Abraham Lincoln
To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better, it appears to me.
— Abraham Lincoln
We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.
— Abraham Lincoln
A healthy person can accept criticism.
— Adrian Rogers
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
— Aesop
As adults, we try to develop the character traits that would have rescued our parents.
— Alain de Botton
It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value.
— Alain de Botton
Only as we mature does affection begin to depend on achievement.
— Alain de Botton
Loneliness makes us more capable of true intimacy if ever better opportunities do come along. We might be isolated for now, but we'll be capable of far closer, more interesting bonds with anyone we do eventually locate.
— Alain de Botton