tenancesomeextraordinarily，istomaketheminsolent，andtherestdiscontent;becausetheymayclaimadue.Butcontrariwise，infavor，tousemenwithmuchdifferenceandelectionisgood;foritmakeththepersonspreferredmorethankful，andtherestmoreofficious：becauseallisoffavor.Itisgooddiscretion，nottomaketoomuchofanymanatthefirst;becauseonecannotholdoutthatproportion.Tobegoverned（aswecallit）
byoneisnotsafe;foritshowssoftness，andgivesafreedom，toscandalanddisreputation;forthose，thatwouldnotcensureorspeakillofamanimme—
diately，willtalkmoreboldlyofthosethataresogreatwiththem，andtherebywoundtheirhonor.
Yettobedistractedwithmanyisworse;foritmakesmentobeofthelastimpression，andfullofchange.Totakeadviceofsomefewfriends，iseverhonorable;forlookers—onmanytimesseemorethangamesters;andthevalebestdiscovereththehill.Thereislittlefriendshipintheworld，andleastofallbetweenequals，whichwaswonttobemag—
nified.Thatthatis，isbetweensuperiorandin—