Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are. John Dryden
The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself. Percy Bysshe Shelley
You look at a star for two reasons, because it is luminous, and because it is impenetrable. You have beside you a sweeter radiance and a greater mystery, woman. Victor Hugo
Free vinegar is sweeter than honey. Turkish Proverb
The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune. Irish Proverb
Horseradish is no sweeter than radish. Russian Proverb