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And he that is such must be judged to be a good man: for he that

has a love for Truth as such, and is guided by it in matters

indifferent, will be so likewise even more in such as are not

indifferent; for surely he will have a dread of falsehood as

base, since he shunned it even in itself: and he that is of such

a character is praiseworthy, yet he leans rather to that which is

below the truth, this having an appearance of being in better

taste because exaggerations are so hateful.

As for the man who lays claim to things above what really belongs

to him without any special motive, he is like a base man because

he would not otherwise have taken pleasure in falsehood, but he

shows as a fool rather than as a knave. But if a man does this

with a special motive, suppose for honour or glory, as the

Braggart does, then he is not so very blameworthy, but if,

directly or indirectly, for pecuniary considerations, he is more

unseemly.