Immaturity Quotes - Page 2

• How many really capable men are children more than once during the day!

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Children, Maturity, Men

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

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• Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.

  Immanuel Kant

  Determination, Men, Self

  "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?". Essay by Immanuel Kant, 1784.

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• Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence.

  John Shelby Spong

  Christian, Church, Adherence

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• How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

  Blaise Pascal

  Strong, Childhood, Fancy

  Blaise Pascal (2009). “Thoughts”, p.40, Lulu.com

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• Through laziness and cowardice a large part of mankind, even after nature has freed them from alien guidance, gladly remain immature. It is because of laziness and cowardice that it is so easy for others to usurp the role of guardians. It is so comfortable to be a minor!

  Immanuel Kant

  Immature, Roles, Laziness

  "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?". Essay by Immanuel Kant, 1784.

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• Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Spiritual, Introversion, Extremes

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• There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be.

  Len Elmore

  Wanted

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• Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.

  Immanuel Kant

  Men, Self, Emergence

  Immanuel Kant, H. S. Reiss (1991). “Kant: Political Writings”, p.54, Cambridge University Press

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• Autonomous people, nations, and systems can promote each other's welfare; they do not have to fight each other like those whose inner insecurity and immaturity continually demand the demarcation of limits and postures of intimidation.

  Christa Wolf

  Fighting, People, Insecurity

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• The young have all the same flaws adults do. Plus one: immaturity.

  Nelson Rodrigues

  Adults, Flaws, Plus

  "Collection of the works of Nelson Rodrigues: the 1000 best quotes by Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, (p. 94), 1992.

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• What people really suffer from is immaturity. Among mature people war would not be a problem - it would be impossible.

  Peace Pilgrim

  War, People, Suffering

  Peace Pilgrim (1981). “Steps Toward Inner Peace”, p.30, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced.

  Confucius

  Spring, Flower, Doe

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved." Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love." Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.

  Erich Fromm

  Love, Maturity, Immature

  Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.46, Open Road Media

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• God...doesn't intend to help us live the Christian life. Immaturity considers the Lord Jesus a Helper. Maturity knows Him to be life itself.

  Miles J. Stanford

  Life, God, Christian

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• There is a tendency to consider anything in human behavior that is unusual, not well known, or not well understood, as neurotic, psychopathic, immature, perverse, or the expression of some other sort of psychologic disturbance.

  Alfred Kinsey

  Science, Expression, Understanding

  Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell B. Pomeroy, Clyde E. Martin, Paul H. Gebhard (1998). “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female”, p.195, Indiana University Press

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• It is difficult for the isolated individual to work himself out of the immaturity which has become almost natural for him.

  Immanuel Kant

  Individual, Natural, Difficult

  "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?". Essay by Immanuel Kant, 1784.

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• It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?

  Stephenie Meyer

  Past, Earth, Should

  Stephenie Meyer (2008). “Eclipse”, Little Brown & Company

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• The absence of consistent biblical worldview thinking is a key mark of spiritual immaturity.

  Albert Mohler

  Spiritual, Biblical, Thinking

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• Young persons, because of their immaturity, may not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and should therefore benefit from less severe sanctions than adults. More importantly, it reflects the firm belief that young persons are more susceptible to change, and thus have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adults.

  Mary Robinson

  Adults, Benefits, Rehabilitation

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• Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity...No thing is required for this enlightenment.. .except freedom; and the freedom in question is the least harmful of all, namely, the freedom to use reason publicly in all matters.

  Immanuel Kant

  Men, Self, Use

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• I'm so sick of immaturity, of name-calling, of labels, of gossip, of high school. It doesn't make sense anymore, and I find myself being nice to people that I want to strangle.

  Coco Chanel

  Nice, School, Names

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• ... Nine-year-old boys usually turn ten at some point. It's the nineteen-year-olds who have difficulty turning twenty.

  John Boyne

  Boys, Years, Twenties

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• While analyzing so many people I realized the constant need of a mother, or a father, or a god (the same thing) is really immaturity. It is a childish need, a human need, but so universal that I can see how it gave birth to all religions.

  Anais Nin

  Mother, Father, People

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• Logic is immaturity weaving its nets of gossamer wherewith it aims to catch the behemoth of knowledge. Logic is a crutch for the cripple, but a burden for the swift of foot and a greater burden still for the wise.

  Mikhail Naimy

  Wise, Feet, Weaving

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• It is a sign of a medium's immaturity when one of the main topics of discussion is the medium itself.

  Tom Standage

  Topics, Mediums, Discussion

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