535 – “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”

–anonymous

Quote Number:  211

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Source Notes: This quote has been attributed to various sources, including Abraham Lincoln, Alphonse Karr, B Fay Mills, Roe Fulkerson, and J Kenfield Morley, however as discussed on the site Quote Investigator, here, there is no reliable original attribution to this exact quote.