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Maturity Quotes by Ann Landers
- Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.
- Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.
- It means being able to resist the urge for immediate gratification and opt for the course of action that will pay off later.
- One of the characteristics of the young is "I want it now."
- Grown-up people can wait.
- Maturity is perseverance-the ability to sweat out a project or a situation, in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks, and stick with it until…
- The adult who is constantly changing friends and changing mates is immature. He/she cannot stick it out because he/she has not grown up.
- Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without…
- Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when he/she is right, the mature person need not experience the…
- 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…
- Maturity is the ability to harness your abilities and your energies and do more than is expected. The mature person refuses to settle for mediocrity.…
- Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter…
- Maturity isn't a product of growing older. It's a product of growing wiser.
- Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able…
More Maturity Quotes
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- Grown men do not need leaders. — Edward Abbey
- That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see… — Pema Chodron
- There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters… — Liam Neeson
- Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity. — Marlon Brando
- The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity. — Tim Curry
- 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
- Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong. — Sydney J. Harris