Maturer Quotes

There is nothing so unreasonable as infancy, excepting the maturer stages of life. (Jean Ingelow)
What a mistake to suppose that the passions are strongest in youth! The passions are not stronger, but the control over them is weaker! They are more easily excited, they are more violent and apparent; but they have less energy, less durability, less intense and concentrated power than in maturer life. View quote
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
As with the tender juvenile, who sets light to his frock, so with the sweet senior, who sets his fortunes on fire. Even in his maturer time, in his state of cinderhood, he still craves to be further consumed. View quote
Samuel Laman Blanchard