"It takes courage to smile during difficult times." We must not let difficulty affect our smiles. We must let our smiles affect our difficulties.

"One shouldn't trade the thorns of their lives for the roses of someone else's. " The thorns of an individual's life shape and mold them in such a manner as to appreciate the joys of life that eventually come. The roses of someone else's life may not be as complete, if they haven't experienced many thorns.