A rose asked a thorn, โWhat are your thorns for?โ
The thorn answered, โThere are no roses without a thorn.โ
The rose said, โHowever, they pick me.โ
The thorn said, โItโs because of my thorns that I live longer.โ
True greatness is cultivated through its virtues: humanity, wisdom, justice, love, tenacity, prudence, and all noble qualities. Without these attributes, greatness loses its soul and becomes as poor and wretched as misery itself.