"One who would pick the roses must not fear the thorns." - Saadi Shirazi

🌊 Resilience

“One who would pick the roses must not fear the thorns.”

— Saadi Shirazi

The beautiful things in life usually come with a bit of pain attached. Don't let the thorns scare you away from reaching for something truly worth having.

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