“The words that I will have to find for that explanation will be sharp and they will hurt, much worse than the thorns of roses.”
“Rose is in red, But never in blue, Sharp as a thorn, Fights like one too.”
“There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt.”
“Roses and thorns are parts of the same plant. Somehow though, some people are concerned mainly about the roses. The rose is not on the plant for more than a week, but the thorns are there forever.Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
“People complain because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses because I have finally learned not to pick them the next time around.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”