You shall never want rope enough.

You shall never want rope enough.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

If you believe everything you read, better not read.

If you believe everything you read, better not read.

He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more

O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Waight and measure take away strife.

Waight and measure take away strife.