Coming-of-age-in-mississippi Quote by Lynetta Halat

“A rose, isn't quite as beautiful as it once was, when after its thorn pricks you.”

— Anthony Liccione

“The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose for all its beauty still has a thorn”

— Ken Maxon

“When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose does not diminish in beauty because it has thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Rose is not complete without the thorns.”

— Pam Muñoz Ryan

“Do not be cheated by the beauty of every flowers from far, because there is a flower which it is a thorn hurts you.”

— Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“Every rose has a thorn.”

— Poison

“A thorn is a pain, but the flower is a beauty if it vanishes it will leave hundreds of seeds afterward.”

— Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“If you love a rose, you have to love its thorns too.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Every rose has a thorn. Never expect others to be perfect when you are not.

— Frank Matobo