evidence: I ran across Abraham Lincoln's quote: "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." (This was shown in the PawPaw Everlast label email as one of their Life Lessons from the Garden.) To enjoy a beautiful rose, we have to put up with the thorny bushes of life. Let's put a positive spin on this, and treat our roses with special care, while enduring the scratches of the bush. [...] by Frank Brines, Master Consulting Rosarian