“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown”
William Penn
“I'm taking back my freedom! FOR I'M SICK AND TIRED OF LIVING LIFE UNDER YOUR WINGS! I'm breaking lose, to be FREE. Free from all the harm and all the mental scars. I choose freedom over any fear or any pain. For I know the outside world awaits with open arms and loving hearts. And now I will salute you and let you know, that is time for me to go. Time for us to part our ways, I now welcome the joy of this brand new day... With that being said, I'm moving forward...”
Philip T. M.
“The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.”
Maya Angelou
“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.”
Bible
“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.”
“Truths and roses have thorns about them.”
Henry David Thoreau
“The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.”
Benjamin Franklin
