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And again, not to put himself in the way of honour, nor to go

where others are the chief men; and to be remiss and dilatory,

except in the case of some great honour or work; and to be

concerned in few things, and those great and famous. It is a

property of him also to be open, both in his dislikes and his

likings, because concealment is a consequent of fear. Likewise to

be careful for reality rather than appearance, and talk and act

openly (for his contempt for others makes him a bold man, for

which same reason he is apt to speak the truth, except where the

principle of reserve comes in), but to be reserved towards the

generality of men.