“I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.”
Bible
“The central theme of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, was that the country is not in crisis. Parts of it are, parts are not. Taken as a whole it is certainly not relaxing on a bed of roses.”
Lino Spiteri
“Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi prefers smelling roses than removing thorns”
“All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.”
“I send thee myrrh, not that thou mayest be by it perfumed, but it perfumed by thee”
Greek proverb
“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”
Proverb
