Stop comparing yourself to other people, just choose to be happy and live your own life. ― Roy T. Bennett

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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.

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Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience. ― Roy T. Bennett

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You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice. You can choose to face them with a positive mental attitude. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart; do not let success go to your head and failure to your heart. ― Roy T. Bennett,

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Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others. ― Roy T. Bennett,

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The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.

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Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love—be there for others—bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

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Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go. ― Mandy Hale

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