Ishouldhavehadfidelity，judgment，andfreedomenoughforthatpurpose。Itwouldbeanamelessoffice，otherwiseitwouldloseitsgraceanditseffect;and’tisapartthatisnotindifferentlyfitforallmen;fortruthitselfhasnottheprivilegetobespokenatalltimesandindiscriminately;itsuse，nobleasitis，hasitscircumspectionsandlimits。Itoftenfallsout，astheworldgoes，thatamanletsitslipintotheearofaprince，notonlytonopurpose，butmoreoverinjuriouslyandunjustly;andnomanshallmakemebelievethatavirtuousremonstrancemaynotbeviciouslyapplied，andthattheinterestofthesubstanceisnotoftentogivewaytothatoftheform。
Forsuchapurpose，Iwouldhaveamanwhoiscontentwithhisownfortune:
\"Quodsit，essevelit，nihilquemalit，\"
[Whoispleasedwithwhatheisanddesiresnothingfurther。\"
——Martial，x。ii，18。]