A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.

Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

Don't water anything that you don't want to grow in your life.

When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.

Go through life with fear and you will feel helplessness. Go through life with anger and you will feel hatefulness. Go through life with envy and you will feel bitterness. Go through life with hope and you will feel gladness. Go through life with gratitude and you will feel cheerfulness. Go through life with love and you will feel blessedness.