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• Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.

  Erin McCarthy

  Character, Going Away, Scar

  Erin McCarthy (2005). “The Pregnancy Test”, p.195, Kensington Books

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• To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Laughter, Attitude

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• The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

  Max Lerner

  Life, Motivational, Broken Heart

  Max Lerner (1959). “The unfinished country: a book of American symbols”

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• Maturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect.

  Wes Fesler

  Responsibility, Respecting Others, Accepting

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• Filthy language is used by people who don't have the maturity or intelligence to express themselves with better words.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  People, Language, Used

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Aug 18, 2013

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• To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.

  Henri Bergson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Henri Bergson (2015). “Creative Evolution”, p.16, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• A person remains immature, whatever his age, as long as he thinks of himself as an exception to the human race.

  Harry Allen Overstreet

  Thinking, Race, Long

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• The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

  J. D. Salinger

  Growing Up, Men, Immature

  J.D. Salinger (1951). “The Catcher in the Rye”

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• One definition of maturity is learning to delay pleasure.

  Dave Ramsey

  Delay, Definitions, Pleasure

  FaceBook post by Dave Ramsey from May 02, 2011

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• Maturity is reached the day we don't need to be lied to about anything.

  Frank Yerby

  Needs, Lied

  Frank Yerby (1972). “The girl from Storyville”

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• Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

  John Huston Finley

  Inspirational, Strength, Wise

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• Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. Immature people spend their lives exploring endless possibilities and then doing nothing. Action requires courage. Without courage, little is accomplished.

  Ann Landers

  People, Decision, Immature

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• To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

  William Arthur Ward

  Self Esteem, Humility, Pride

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• While personal maturity may mean being able to see beyond yourself, leadership maturity means considering others before yourself.

  John C. Maxwell

  Mean, May, Able

  John C. Maxwell (2014). “Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership”, p.27, Hachette UK

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• Maturity involves two elements: 1) immediate obedience in specific situations and 2) long-range character growth.

  Larry Crabb

  Character, Two, Long

  Lawrence J. Crabb, Larry Crabb (1977). “Effective Biblical Counseling”, p.23, Zondervan

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• How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom.

  Karl Rahner

  Morality, Should, Found

  Karl Rahner (1965). “Encounters with silence”

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• It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

  Elizabeth George

  Forgiveness, Healing, Grace

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• To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.

  Ed Weeks

  Courage, Fear, Bravery

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• Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.

  Joshua L. Liebman

  Success, Stress, Live Life

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• Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  "Stray Birds". Book by Rabindranath Tagore, 1916.

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• Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.

  Tobias Wolff

  Real, Believe, Humanity

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• The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature mind seeks to follow through.

  Harry Allen Overstreet

  Inspirational, Focus, Mind

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• Grown-up people can wait.

  Ann Landers

  People, Waiting

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• The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.

  Paul Tillich

  Success, Achievement, Awareness

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• Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing.

  Mark Z. Danielewski

  Acceptance, Knowing, House Of Leaves

  Twitter post from May 26, 2011

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