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Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.
Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.
What power had I
before I learned to yield?
Shatter me Great Wind!
I shall possess the field!
Richard Wilbur
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What power had I
before I learned to yield?
Shatter me Great Wind!
I shall possess the field!
Richard Wilbur
a stanza from his poem To A Milkweed.
My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all.
My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all.
Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Youth condemns; maturity condones.
Youth condemns; maturity condones.
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of read more
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one
