While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.

While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.

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.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.