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“And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, / And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! / And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.”
Bible
“If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.”
Isaac Hayes
“And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.”
“Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! / When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.”
“He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns”
English Proverb
“Every year, there's going to be someone who's going to be a thorn in your side. This year, it's the Devil Rays. You look at their record lately, and it's not too shabby. They've always had talented people.”
Joe Torre
“With the crown of thorns I wear, why should I be bothered with a prick like you?”
Dorothy Parker
“A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns.”
John Milton
“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”
William Jennings Bryan
“He buys honey too dear who licks it from thorns”
Proverb
