[He] has the temper of a hedgehog, the adhesiveness of a barnacle, the vanity of a peacock, the vindictiveness of a Corsican, and the duplicity of the devil.
Referring to Indiana congressman and abolitionist, George Washington Julian:
The Big Cactus. I will stick you.
I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you.
Look at this tangle of thorns.
Porcupine, whom one must Handle, glove'd, May be Respected, but is never Loved.