207.—Folly follows us at all stages of life. If one appears wise 'tis but because his folly is proportioned to his age and fortune.
208.—There are foolish people who know and who skilfully use their folly.
209.—Who lives without folly is not so wise as he thinks.
210.—In growing old we become more foolish—and more wise.
211.—There are people who are like farces, which are praised but for a time (however foolish and distasteful they may be).
[The last clause is added from Edition of 1665.]
212.—Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
213.—Love of glory, fear of shame, greed of fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others are often causes of that bravery so vaunted among men.
[Junius said of the Marquis of Granby, "He was as brave as a total absence of all feeling and reflection could make him."—21st Jan. 1769.]
214.—Valour in common soldiers is a perilous method of earning their living.