“you can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“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.”
“As sure as roses will have thorns, love will bring you pain”
“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.”
“No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.”