...man who has strength of mind and strength of parts, wants neither of them. Certainly (says he) the ablest men that ever were, have all had an openness and frankness of dealing, and a name of certainty and veracity ; but then, they were like horses well managed ; for they could tell, passing...

...and admirably illustrated in his Essay on Simulation and Dissimulation : " Certainly the cleverest men that ever were have all had an openness and frankness of dealing, and a name of certainty and veracity ; hut, then, they were like horses well managed, for they could tell passing...