| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Thistle |
| | | If you should plant a thistle in Paradise, it would never become a rose. German. | 1 |
| Thistles are a salad for asses. | 2 |
| Thistles are more lovely to an ass, than roses. German. | 3 | | |
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