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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Nettle |
| He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung. | 1 |
| It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose. | 2 |
| 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. | 3 |
| Though you stroke the nettle ever so kindly, yet it will sting you. | 4 |
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