Thorns Quotes - Page 2

To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.

There are thorns everywhere, but along the path of vice, roses bloom above them.

The best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.

You cannot show people only the petals and not the thorns. It's not fair to them.

She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.

We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.

Upon my weary heart was showered smiles, plaudits and flowers, but beyond them I saw troubles and thorns innumerable.

Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden.

I will soothe you and heal you, I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns.

By what sort of experience are we led to the conviction that spirit exists? On the whole, by searching, painful experience. The rose Religion grows on a thorn-bush, and we must not be afraid to have our fingers lacerated by the thorns if we would pluck the rose.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.

Every man has his thorns, not of him, but in him, deep as bones.

I hope the Vandals had thorns in their sandals

You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns.

The profession of the writer has its thorns about which the reader does not dream.

The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now.

If you don't sow your field what harvest other than thorns and weeds can you anticipate?

I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed.

I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.

Free from passion and desire, you have stripped the thorns from the stem.

Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion. - William Makepeace Thackeray

No traveler e'er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.

Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness.

There are many things that are thorns to our hopes until we have attained them, and envenomed arrows to our hearts when we have.