Know thou that before maturity man liveth from day to day
and comprehendeth only such matters as are superficial and outwardly obvious.
However, when he cometh of age he understandeth the realities of things and the
inner truths. Indeed, in his comprehension, his feelings, his deductions and
his discoveries, every day of his life after maturity is equal to a year before
it.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, ‘Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks”;
Online Baha’i Reference Library, Baha’i World Centre)
