Her gülün dikeni vardır.
- Every rose has its thorn.
Zaman gülleri soldurur, fakat dikenleri kırar.
- Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns.
Güllerin saplarında dikenleri var.
- Roses have thorns on their stems.
Dikenleri olmayan bir gül yoktur.
- There is no rose without thorns.
the growth of new middle and upper classes remains a thorn in the flesh to the Communist Party.