It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
Charles de Montesquieu

It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution.
Anthony Trollope

It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then took a turn into the juvenile with Paige.
William Devane

Likewise today, some Christians are content to merely exist until they die. They don't want to risk anything, to believe God, to grow or mature. They refuse to believe his Word, and have become hardened in their unbelief. Now they're living just to die.
David Wilkerson

Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off to raise hell or enlist or both, but we stayed dutifully at our desks doing tomorrow's homework.
John Knowles

Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Bruce Lee

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
Horace Mann

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
Paul Simon

Not that being so mature is a bad thing, but there are times to be mature and there are times to be loose.
David Gallagher

Now that I'm more mature, in a funny way, I can even appreciate that I've bad to become more aware of my body. Since I've chosen acting as my career, I have to keep my weight down anyway-I've been used to it for years, so it's no problem. And there's nothing I can't do.
Dana Hill

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously.
John Hutton

Overall the fundamentals seem to be there and he's obviously got a very mature head on his shoulders. He's got a kind of presence.
Nick Price

People mature with age and experience. I hope I more resemble a fine wine than bad vinegar.
Rick Kaplan

People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.
Daniel Goleman

Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.
George P. Baker

Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
Brian Tracy

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.
Carly Simon

So many people comment that I'm much more mature than average. In this business, you can get taken advantage of if you're not aware and you're not tough.
Amanda Bynes

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.
Albert Einstein

The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.
Wilfrid Sheed