“Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses”
“Le spine della rosa sono nacoste dal fiore: the thorns of the rose are hidden by the bloom.”
“...sometimes we can’t enjoy the bloom of a rose because we’re too busy crying over being pricked by the thorn.”
“Some people are like thorns. But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can't turn into petals. The trick is not letting them prick you; never let a thorn prick you!”
“No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.”
“No rose without a thorn. Yes, but many a thorn without a rose.”