every rose has its thorn

English

Alternative forms

• every rose has a thorn

Proverb

every rose has its thorn

1. Every good situation happens with misfortune or adversity
   • 2011, Lee King, Bill Christian Private Investigator in: The Yadkin River Werewolf Case, →ISBN:

     Bill—just remember every rose has it's ^[sic] thorn and you have Lee King.

   • 2014, Sophia Loren, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life, →ISBN, page 32:

     But every rose has its thorn, and the sharpest was yet to jab us.

   • 2014, Turney Hall, An Eagle Soars: One Man's Journey to Baldness, →ISBN:

     However, every rose has its thorn, and alopecia universalisis no different.

Synonyms

• there is no rose without a thorn
• every silver lining has a cloud

See also

• every cloud has a silver lining