no rose without a thorn

English

Proverb

no rose without a thorn

1. (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