Quotes about Maturation
The earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
— Anonymous
No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
— Epictetus
"The twins no longer derive their sustenance from Nature's founts - in short," said Mr. Micawber, in one of his bursts of confidence, "they are weaned..."
— Charles Dickens
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
— Mark 4:28
my disruptive experiences are not outside impositions to or an attack on my faith, but are the soil out of which my faith matures and takes shape.
— Peter Enns
God always wants us to be growing.
— Joel Osteen
Like some wines, our love could neither mature nor travel.
— Graham Greene
Every one, though born of God in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees.
— John Wesley
Each moment of our existence, we are either growing into more or retreating into less.
— Brennan Manning
As we undergo maturation, we come to understand that our temporary fruit was never the endgame of an everlasting Master, but rather just a single step in the process of making eternal wine.
— Bishop TD Jakes
Nothing is yet in its true form.
— CS Lewis
No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
— Epictetus