Conventional wisdom Quote by Erland Bakke

“part of growing to maturity, part of growing up, requires that we recognize and accept that we cannot have it all.”

— Matthew Kelly

“Adulthood is accretive by nature, a thing which arrives in ragged stages and uneven overlaps.”

— Stephen King

“Many things become clearer with the perspective of maturity gained.”

— Jacqueline Patricks

“Knowledge evolves, understanding matures and wisdom progresses. Don't be so hung up on what you think you know.”

— TemitOpe Ibrahim

“Treasure the beauty of youthful life and the wisdom of adulthood.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Adulthood brings with it the pernicious illusion of control, and perhaps even depends on it. I mean that mirage of dominion over our own…

— Juan Gabriel Vásquez

“Wisdom is not guaranteed with age but is realized through one's sensitivity to humanity and the universe”

— I. Alan Appt

The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities…

— Anonymous

“The problem with conventional wisdom is that it's generally lacking in nuance, an otherwise key component of life.”

— Anna Akbari

“We never arrive at a place of knowing it all. For as long as we are alive, we are challenged to grow, learn, evolve,…

— Rob Hill Sr

“Belief is like that, a circle, and often I find that the seemingly simplistic explanations from childhood for the unexplainable have merit, maybe more…

— Frances A. Washburn

“Maybe maturity is merely accepting the tally of all the disappearing options of life.”

— Miguel Syjuco