Every rose has its thorn

Meaning: Even the best things have their drawbacks.

Origin: A very old image. The Latin poet Claudian wrote that the thorn arms the rose, and John Lydgate had it in English around 1430–40: "There is no rose in garden, but there be some thorn." The rock band Poison gave it new life with their 1988 hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."

Equivalents in French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, and 5 more languages

French: Il n'y a pas de rose sans épines (literally: There is no rose without thorns)
Spanish: No hay rosa sin espinas (literally: There is no rose without thorns)
Japanese: 綺麗な薔薇には棘がある (Kirei na bara ni wa toge ga aru) (literally: A beautiful rose has thorns)
German: Keine Rose ohne Dornen (literally: No rose without thorns)
Italian: Non c'è rosa senza spine (literally: There is no rose without thorns)
Portuguese: Não há rosas sem espinhos (literally: There are no roses without thorns)
Dutch: Geen rozen zonder doornen (literally: No roses without thorns)
Russian: Нет розы без шипов (Net rozy bez shipov) (literally: No rose without thorns)
Polish: Nie ma róży bez kolców (literally: There's no rose without thorns)
Turkish: Gülü seven dikenine katlanır (literally: Whoever loves the rose puts up with its thorns)