Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility. Votes: 5
William ShakespeareUntilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. Votes: 4
Teresa of ÁvilaTwo things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow. Votes: 4
Frances Hodgson BurnettWhat we sow in youth we reap in age; the seed of the thistle always produces the thistle. Votes: 4
James Thomas FieldsThe wind is not helpless for any man's need, Nor falleth the rain but for thistle and weed. Votes: 4
William MorrisUntilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind. Votes: 4
Teresa of ÁvilaA man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles. Votes: 4
Richard BurtonIf your thought is a rose, you are a rose garden; and if it is a thistle, you are fuel for the fire. Votes: 4
RumiThe destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not. Votes: 3
Robert Green IngersollUntilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. Votes: 0
Teresa of AvilaUntilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; so it is with man's mind. Votes: 0
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