"There are some people who are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."

"It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and good for a man's heart, that however poor he may be, he always has a thousand friends; and not one of them will desert him."

"Family not only need to consist of blood relations, but of all those who make you feel you belong."

"I have no faith in the wisdom of any government that is not based upon the popular will."

"I have a strong impression that the present system of voting is a very bad one."