The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Some people are near- or farsighted - I'm thorn-sighted. The thorns on the rose are in really sharp definition for me, the rose petals a little fuzzier.
If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.
Truths and roses have thorns about them.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
Roses are my favourite flower, and my mum always grew a lot of them.
But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.
Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without the thorn.
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