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.

To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.

To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.

The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.