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