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From A Thorn Comes A Rose, And From A Rose Comes A Thorn. Greek Proverb
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From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn.
Greek Proverb
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He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. Persian Proverb
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together. -- Saadi
But ne'er the rose without the thorn. -- Robert Herrick (1591-1674) -- The Rose
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. -- Chinese proverb
A rose by any other name would likely be "deadly thorn-bearing assault vegetation.
-- Robert Bullock...
Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose.
-- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Paradise Lost, Book iv, Line 256...
But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd Than that which withering on the virgin thorn Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act i, Sc. 1...
But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd Than that which withering on the virgin thorn 1 Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
--Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Act i. Sc. 1....
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
-- Maya Angelou...