Nature does not demand that we be perfect. It requires only that we grow.

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

Let us learn to accept ourselves-accept the truth that we are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity is a portion of almost all of us, but that we can contribute from the storehouse of our skills to the enrichment of our common life.

We achieve inner health only through forgiveness - the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves.

The melody that the loved one played upon the piano of your life will never be played quite that way again, but we must not close the keyboard and allow the instrument to gather dust. We must seek out other artists of the spirit, new friends who gradually will help us to find the road to life again, who will walk the road with us.

Self-understanding rather than self-condemnation is the way to inner peace and mature conscience.

Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.