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He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

Approximate author period: c. 1910 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
André Gide
Attribution: attributed
Country attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1910 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for André Gide: life dates 1869 to 1951. Wikidata Q47484, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47484 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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