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among roses, be a rose, among thorns, be a thorn

among roses, be a rose, among thorns, be a thorn
– Idries Shah

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  8. Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  9. If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful? – Kamand Kojouri
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  27. Be wise in time. What youth sows, old age must reap….Sow to yourself rather in righteousness: break up your fallow ground, sow not among thorns. – JC Ryle
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  38. Life is uncertain.Today you get a rose.Tomorrow you feel the thorns.But the end result is red, always!! – Shillpi S Banerrji
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