If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

About This Quote

The world is filled with roses and sunflowers. Some people are so focused on achieving something important that they forget to be themselves. They try so hard to live up to some expectation that they stop being themselves, and as a result, they lose beauty and joy. If we try to be someone we aren’t, we will fail and become someone we aren’t. That’s why it’s better to be ourselves and let the world change us instead of us changing the world.

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