A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

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.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.

The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.