The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

Every man has his price.

Every man has his price.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.