Maturity Sayings and Quotes

Maturity is synonymous with being an adult. We take care of our responsibilities and try to be productive citizens. While it’s not always fun, it’s a necessary part of life. Below you’ll find a collection of wise and humorous quotes about maturity.

If growing up is the process of creating ideas and dreams about what life should be, then maturity is letting go again. Mary Beth Danielson
Maturity is the time of life when, if you had the time, you'd have the time of your life. Anonymous
A mark of maturity seems to be the range and extent of one's feeling of self-involvement in abstract ideals. Gordon Wallport
Maturity implies otherness... The art of living is the art of living with. Julius Gordon
I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. Benjamin Spock
Maturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect. Wes Fessler
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything. Kurt Vonnegut
I think part of maturity is knowing who you are. Rob Lowe
Maturity is to face, and not evade, every fresh crisis that comes. Fritz Kunkel
Maturity is when we can treat ourselves in our own way rather than within the automatic ways of our parents in childhood. Hugh Missildine
Maturity is having the ability to escape categorization. K. Rexroth
Maturity begins the day you take responsibility for your own feelings. Kevin Everett Fitzmaurice
Maturity comes when keeping a secret gives you more satisfaction than passing it along. John M. Henry
Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot change. Anonymous
One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help. Dennis Wholey
That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents. Elizabeth Peters
Maturity begins when you feel you are right about something without feeling the need to prove someone else wrong. Sydney J. Harris
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. Publilius Syrus
Maturity is the ability to discern the ignorant without discussing them. Vikrant Parsai
The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity. Paul Johannes Tillich
Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing. Mark Z. Danielewski
The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. Gordon B. Hinckley
Maturity has nothing to do with age. Abhaidev
Maturity means seeing the differences, but realizing they don’t matter. There’s no technological shortcut. Ted Chiang
While maturity may bring you wisdom and strength, it is the playful, curious child in you that makes the world magic, that makes a life enchanting and worth living at all. Beau Taplin
At some point, we have to own our choices. Tommy Tomlinson
Maturity becomes a goal, and progress becomes movement towards a goal. Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Maturity comes only through non-violence, love, and all-inclusiveness. Amit Ray
On the day I reach maturity and feel the need like leaves to leave the tree. To show the world the colours that are me rejoice in all the beauty that you see. Elaine C. George
On the life-long journey to maturity, where mirrors do not tell lies. Sonia Walker