You cannot show people only the petals and not the thorns. It's not fair to them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
Truths and roses have thorns about them.
There's no dearth of kindness in this world of ours; Only in our blindness we gather thorns for flowers.
There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.
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.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.