The trouble is that too often there is forty horsepower under the bonnet and one asspower at the wheel

Quote by John MacNaughton

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Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern...

Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he...

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he...

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at...

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go...

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go...

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in...

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.