1. In procuring numerous friendships... 2. In observing a prudent mean and moderation between freedom of discourse and silence... But above all, nothing conduces more to the well-representing of a man’s self, and securing his own right, than not to disarm one’s self by too much sweetness and good-nature, which exposes a man to injuries and reproaches; but rather... at times to dart out some sparks of a free and generous mind, that have no less of the sting than the honey.
