Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Postpones

Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Accepts Life As Full Of Tension; When He Does Not Torment Himself With Childish Guilt Feelings, But Avoids Tragic Adult Sins; When He Postpones Immediate Pleasures For The Sake Of Long-term Values.... Our Generation Must Be Inspired To Search For That Maturity Which Will Manifest Itself In The Qualities Of Tenacity, Dependability, Co-operativeness And The Inner Drive To Work And Sacrifice For A Nobler Future Of Mankind.

After A Quarter Of A Century Of Personal Experience And Professional Observation, I Have Come To Understand That Peace Of Mind Is The True Goal Of The Considered Life. I Know Now That The Sum Of All Other Possessions Does Not Necessarily Add Up To Peace Of Mind; On The Other Hand, I Have Seen This Inner Tranquility Flourish Without The Material Supports Of Property Or Even The Buttress Of Physical Health. Peace Of Mind Can Transform A Cottage Into A Spacious Manor Hall; The Want Of It Can Make A Regal Residence An Imprisoning Shell.

Self-understanding Rather Than Self-condemnation Is The Way To Inner Peace And Mature Conscience.

Treasure Each Other In The Recognition That We Do Not Know How Long We Shall Have Each Other.

Death Is Not The Enemy Of Life, But Its Friend, For It Is The Knowledge That Our Years Are Limited Which Makes Them So Precious. It Is The Truth That Time Is But Lent To Us Which Makes Us, At Our Best, Look Upon Our Years As A Trust Handed Into Our Temporary Keeping.