He who wants a rose must respect the thorn – Persian Proverb

Such a simple proverb but with such deep meaning!
Photographed in 2009 at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, a property of the National Trust.
He who wants a rose must respect the thorn – Persian Proverb
Such a simple proverb but with such deep meaning!
Photographed in 2009 at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, a property of the National Trust.
The thorn pricks and prods to awaken one to the beauty and fragrance of the rose. When life does the same, the inner beauty awakens.