it have be a opinion that the French be wise than they seem and the Spaniard  seem wise than they be but howsoever it be between nation certain it be so  between man and man for as the apostle say of godliness have a show of  godliness but deny the power thereof so certain there be in point of wisdom  and sufficiency that do nothing or little very solemn great attempt trifles   it be a ridiculous thing and fit for a satire to person of judgement to see  what shift these formalist have and what prospective to make superficies to  seem body that have depth and bulk some be so close and reserve as they will  not show their ware but by a dark light and seem always to keep back somewhat  and when they know within themselves they speak of that they do not well know  will nevertheless seem to other to know of that which they may not well speak  some help themselves with countenance and gesture and be wise by sign as  Cicero say of Piso that when he answer he he fetch one of his brow up to his  forehead and bend the other down to his chin respond one and forehead  to take up one and mentum to press down eyebrow cruelty flute non to please  some think to bear it by speak a great word and be peremptory and go on and  take by admittance that which they can make good some whatsoever be beyond  their reach will seem to despise or make light of it as impertinent or curious  and so will have their ignorance seem judgement some be never without a  difference and common by amuse man with a subtlety blanch the matter of who a  Gellius say a human being silly who a word smallness a thing  to break in pieces weight of which kind also Plato in his Protagoras bring in  Prodicus in scorn and make he make a speech that consist of distinction from  the beginning to the end general such man in all deliberation find ease to be  of the negative side and affect a credit to object and foretell difficulty for  when proposition be deny there be a end of they but if they be allow it  require a new work which false point of wisdom be the bane of business to  conclude there be no decay merchant or inward beggar have so many trick to  uphold the credit of their wealth as these empty person have to maintain the  credit of their sufficiency seem wise man may make shift to get opinion but  let no man choose they for employment for certain you be better take for  business a man somewhat absurd than over formal