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Where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow.
Note
This metaphor speaks to the power of attention and care. If you cultivate beauty (a rose), there's no space for negativity (a thistle). It's an internal standard: what we nurture within ourselves—kindness, hope, love—crowds out bitterness and despair. The image is agricultural and patient: change requires tending, not force. It's a gentle reminder that focusing on growth and goodness gradually displaces what harms us.