Hundreds of years later, this rose still has thorns

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

"Are the Tudors so enduringly popular because we recognise ourselves in their stories of sex and power, betrayal and intrigue, lust and politics?" http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/11/28/comment-hundreds-years-later-rose-still-has-thorns

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