Maturity is the capacity to face
unpleasantness, frustrations, dis-
comfort and defeat without com-
plaint or collapse.

"If I had mj life to live over,"
said the elderly playboy, "I'd start
making the sane mstakes sooner."

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Maturity is the ability to live up
to your responsibilities, and this
means being dependable. The world
is filled with people who can’t be
counted on, peopie who never seem
to come through in the clutches,
people who break promises and sub-
stitute alibis for performance.

Maturity is the ebilicy to make
a decision and stand by it. Im-
mature people spend their lives
exploring endiess possibilities
and then do nothing. Action re-
quires courage. and there is no
maturicy without «courage.

Maturity is the ubility te harness
your abilities enc your energies
and to do more than is expected,
The mature person refuses to set-
tle for mediocrity. He would
rather aim high and miss the mark “ e's at that awkward age—he likes to take me out on
than wie het « and we tc. the lake, but doesn’t know why.”

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DON’T BE A SCHMOE - FOLLOW JOE!