He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.

There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.

Waight and measure take away strife.

Waight and measure take away strife.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.