A Quote by Flannery O'Connor

It is a sign of maturity... to find explanations in charity.

Flannery O'Connor

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Flannery O'Connor
American - Novelist
March 25, 1925 - August 3, 1964

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are obligated to be more scrupulous in fulfilling the commandment of charity than any other positive commandment because charity is the sign of a righteous man.

Maimonides

To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.

Agatha Christie

There are three kinds of explanation in science: explanations which throw a light upon, or give a hint at a matter; explanations which do not explain anything; and explanations which obscure everything.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help.

Dennis Wholey

Compassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.

Anais Nin

The fact that you are giving money to charity does not mean that you need not try to find out whether that charity is a fraud or not.

C. S. Lewis

Being willing to delay pleasure for a greater result is a sign of maturity.

Dave Ramsey

The ultimate sign of maturity is knowing just how immature you really are.

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Explanations are clear but since no one to whom a thing is explained can connect the explanations with what is really clear, therefore clear explanations are not clear.

Gertrude Stein

My parents emphasized experiential learning - in my family, being adventurous was a sign of maturity.

Ali Wong

Unlearning is the choice, conscious or unconscious, of any real artist. And it is the true sign of maturity.

Madeleine L'Engle

Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.

Gordon B. Hinckley

When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.

Muhammad Yunus

Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.

Vernon Howard

But charity is a very complicated thing. Its important to find an area where you can really help and you can feel the results. Charity is not like feeding pigeons in the square. It is a process that requires professional management.

Roman Abramovich

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