some in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in be able to hold  all argument than of judgement in discern what be true as if it be a praise to  know what may be say and not what shall be think some have certain common  place and theme wherein they be good and want variety which kind of poverty be  for the most part tedious and when it be once perceive ridiculous the  honourable part of talk be to give the occasion and again to moderate and pass  to somewhat else for then a man lead the dance it be good in discourse and  speech of conversation to vary and intermingle speech of the present occasion  with argument tale with reason ask of question with tell of opinion and jest  with earnest for it be a dull thing to tire and as we say now to jade any  thing too far as for jest there be certain thing which ought to be privilege  from it namely religion matter of state great person any man present business  of importance and any case that deserve pity yet there be some that think  their wit have be asleep except they dart out somewhat that be piquant and to  the quick that be a vein which will be bridle sparingly puer spur et strongly  skin loris and general man ought to find the difference between saltness and  bitterness certain he that have a satirical vein as he make other afraid of  his wit so he have needs be afraid of other memory he that question much shall  learn much and content much but especial if he apply his question to the skill  of the person who he ask for he shall give they occasion to please themselves  in speak and himself shall continual gather knowledge but let his question not  be troublesome for that be fit for a poser and let he be sure to leave other  man their turn to speak nay if there be any that will reign and take up all  the time let he find mean to take they off and to bring other on as musician  use to do with those that dance too long galliard if you dissemble sometime  your knowledge of that you be think to know you shall be think another time to  know that you know not speech of a man self ought to be seldom and well choose  I know one be wont to say in scorn he must needs be a wise man he speak so  much of himself and there be but one case wherein a man may commend himself  with good grace and that be in commend virtue in another especial if it be  such a virtue whereunto himself pretend speech of touch towards other shall be  spare use for discourse ought to be as a field without come home to any man I  know two nobleman of the west part of England whereof the one be give to scoff  but keep ever royal cheer in his house the other will ask of those that have  be at the other table tell true be there never a flout or dry blow give to  which the guest will answer such and such a thing pass the lord will say I  think he will mar a good dinner discretion of speech be more than eloquence  and to speak agreeable to he with who we deal be more than to speak in good  word or in good order a good continue speech without a good speech of  interlocution show slowness and a good reply or second speech without a good  settle speech show shallowness and weakness as we see in beast that those that  be weak in the course be yet nimble in the turn as it be betwixt the greyhound  and the hare to use too many circumstance ere one come to the matter be  wearisome to use none at all be blunt