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Thorns Quotes

On the briars beneath every distant, fairy-tale view.

These quotes treat thorns as the price of getting close to anything: literature's fairy-land charm that fades on approach, a life thickly sown with hardship best passed through quickly, and politics likened to donning a crown of thorns. Read more in About quotes.

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.

Quotes by Washington Irving

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Voltaire

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Quotes by Solomon Ibn Gabirol

The motto was 'Pax', but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

Quotes by Rumer Godden

About Quotes

Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another.

Quotes by Reuven Rivlin

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

Rabindranath Tagore

He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and...

Quotes by Matthew Sweet

Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns.

Quotes by Kamal Haasan

How many thorns of human nature are bristling conceits, buds of promise grown sharp for want of congenial climate.

Quotes by John Burroughs

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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.

Quotes by John Bachman

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.

Quotes by Isaac Hayes

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.

Quotes by Hugh Miller

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

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

There's no dearth of kindness in this world of ours; Only in our blindness we gather thorns for flowers.

Quotes by Grantland Rice

Accordion Quotes

There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.

Quotes by Gerald Massey

And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.

Quotes by Francis Quarles

My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.

Quotes by Bret Michaels

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

Quotes by Bethenny Frankel

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the thorns metaphor represent in these quotes?
Mostly hardship met up close, whether it's literature's beauty fading on a nearer look, life's difficulties, or the burden politics places on those who enter it.
Is there a quote comparing politics to a crown of thorns?
Yes, one describes entering politics as being like donning a crown of thorns, framing public life as a burden as much as an honor.
Does this page mention how to deal with hardship?
One quote advises passing quickly through thorns rather than dwelling on misfortune, arguing that lingering only increases its power to harm.
Why would someone search for quotes about thorns?
It's a vivid image for struggle and cost, useful for writing about hardship, resilience, or the gap between how something looks and how it feels.
What's a lighter companion collection to these?
Try Accordion quotes for a lighter, more musical companion piece.

Whether describing landscapes, careers, or personal setbacks, these lines return again and again to thorns as an honest metaphor for struggle. Continue with Accept quotes for more on facing hardship.