Grip the nettle firmly and it will become a stick with which to beat your enemy.
My mother's great line was, Grasp the nettle with two hands, girl, because if you don't somebody else will.
The strawberry grows underneath the nettle And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality.
Better be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.
The world's a nettle; disturb it, it stings: Grasp it firmly, it stings not.
The rose is often found near the nettle.