1. grow - Verb
2. Grow - Proper noun
To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhy does man grow spiritually through pain and not through joys and rest? Simply because joy and comfort lead man to be satisfied with the present world. Grief and tribulations lead us to search for a deeper joy, beyond the limits of this life. Seraphim Rose
When the children are young, talk to them about God; when they grow up, talk to God about them. Nectarios of Aegina
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E. E. Cummings
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. English Proverb
Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship. American Proverb
If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people. Chinese Proverb