no rose without a thorn

English

Proverb

no rose without a thorn

(figurative) To enjoy a pleasant subject or thing, one must take trouble and hardship

Synonyms

every rose has its thorn

Translations

Translations

Basque: arantzarik gabeko larrosarik ez
French: il n’est pas de roses sans épines (fr)
German: es gibt keine Rose ohne Dornen
Indonesian: ada rotan, ada duri
Italian: non c'è rosa senza spine
Luxembourgish: et gëtt keng Rous ouni Dären
Portuguese: toda rosa tem espinhos
Spanish: no hay miel sin hiel, no hay rosa sin espina

See also

every cloud has a silver lining

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