We long for things that harm us and run from the things that grow and heal us. We think good is bad and bad is good.

Quote by Tessa Afshar

Topics: Growth Quotes, Longing Quotes

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Anything that comes slow in life will always glow to make a right flow and...

Anything that comes slow in life will always glow to make a right flow and...

Everything is a process, growth and improvement takes time. Don't expect fast results if you...

Everything is a process, growth and improvement takes time. Don't expect fast results if you...

All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward

All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that...

The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that...

Surround yourself with people who believe in you.

Surround yourself with people who believe in you.

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...

Every problem is a gift...without problems we would not grow.

Every problem is a gift...without problems we would not grow.

Change is inevitable, growth is intentional.

Change is inevitable, growth is intentional.

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be...

If we will deny the longing of love, we will lose even the last address...

If we will deny the longing of love, we will lose even the last address...