(noun) A forward move; improvement or progression. Example: "an advance in health or knowledge"
"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old."
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
"Most young women do not welcome promiscuous advances."
"If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens."
"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."