His wit was in his own power; would the
rule of it had been so, too. Many times he fell into those things,
could not escape laughter, as when he said in the person of Caesar,
one speaking to him, "Caesar, thou dost me wrong." He replied,
"Caesar did never wrong but with just cause;" and such like, which
were ridiculous. But he redeemed his vices with his virtues. There
was ever more in him to be praised than to be pardoned.
Ingeniorum discrimina.--Not. 1.--In the difference of wits I have
observed there are many notes; and it is a little maistry to know
them, to discern what every nature, every disposition will bear; for
before we sow our land we should plough it. There are no fewer
forms of minds than of bodies amongst us. The variety is
incredible, and therefore we must search. Some are fit to make
divines, some poets, some lawyers, some physicians; some to be sent
to the plough, and trades.
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting. Some
wits are swelling and high; others low and still; some hot and
fiery; others cold and dull; one must have a bridle, the other a
spur.
Not.
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