“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity”
Sigmund Freud
“To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.”
William Arthur Ward
“Maturity is knowing when to be immature.”
Randall Hall
“Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says: 'I need you because I love you'”
Erich Fromm
“Being more mature now, I've managed to make peace with my past, as it's making peace with me. Certainly there's a mutual gain for reflecting on both phases of my life, and although I consider the here and now perhaps to be more important, there are still many people who appreciate my past ephemeral stages and the lessons they represent.”
Yusuf Islam
“It is the highest creatures who take the longest to mature, and are the most helpless during their immaturity.”
George Bernard Shaw
“To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.”
Edward Weeks
