Clxxv: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations
Sæpe creat molles aspera spina rosas. The prickly thorn often bears soft roses.— OVID — Epistolæ Ex Ponto. II. 2. 34.
Primo avulso, non deficit alter. When the first is plucked, a second will not be wanting.— VIRGIL — Eneid. VI. 143.