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> [Maturity begins on the day we accept responsibility for our own actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/maturity-begins-on-the-day-we-accept-responsibility-for-our-own/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

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## More by Richard L. Evans

> [There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/there-never-was-a-tonic-that-would-cure-more-social-ailments-than-a/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/things-i-don-t-understand-don-t-destroy-my-faith-in-the-things-i-do/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are too close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/too-much-pessimism-has-led-too-many-men-into-making-serious-mistakes/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [If we don't want temptation to follow us, we shouldn't act as if we are interested. No one ever fell over a precipice who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/if-we-don-t-want-temptation-to-follow-us-we-shouldn-t-act-as-if-we/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/any-man-who-can-t-control-his-thoughts-can-t-control-his-actions-and/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [The interruption we now impatiently put off may be the most important thing we could be doing at this particular time?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/the-interruption-we-now-impatiently-put-off-may-be-the-most-important/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Go ahead with your life, your plans… Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/go-ahead-with-your-life-your-plans-don-t-waste-time-by-stopping/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/when-in-the-world-are-we-going-to-begin-to-live-as-if-we-understood/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [All things need watching, working at, caring for, and marriage is no exception. Marriage is not something to be indifferently treated or abused, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/all-things-need-watching-working-at-caring-for-and-marriage-is-no/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/may-we-never-let-the-things-we-can-t-have-or-don-t-have-or-shouldn-t/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Freedom cannot always continue in comfort and convenience, cannot be assured without sacrifice, without truth and decency, without willingness to work, without downright honesty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/freedom-cannot-always-continue-in-comfort-and-convenience-cannot-be/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [If you don't want temptation to follow you, don't act as if you are interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/if-you-don-t-want-temptation-to-follow-you-don-t-act-as-if-you-are/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [There must be a priority of values in all our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/there-must-be-a-priority-of-values-in-all-our-lives/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/this-is-life-and-it-is-passing-what-are-we-waiting-for/)

[Richard L. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-l-evans/)

> [Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-l-evans/keep-courage-whatever-you-do-do-not-feel-sorry-for-yourself-you-will/)

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