Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

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"True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us."

- Tryon Edwards

Belief

"Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven."

- Tryon Edwards

Relationships

"If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others."

- Tryon Edwards

Education

"The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to use its own powers rather than to fill it with the accumulation of others."

- Tryon Edwards

Education

"Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine."

- Tryon Edwards

Philosophy

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"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

- Max DePree

Growth

"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."

- President Gordon B. Hinckley

Growth

"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."

- Alex Toussaint

Growth

"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."

- Tony Robbins

Growth

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

Growth