415
He who will not freely and sadly confess that he is much a fool is all a fool.
Fuller.
416
The man with hoary head is not revered as aged by the gods, but only he who has true knowledge; he, though young, is old.
Manu.
417
No fathers and mothers think their own children ugly, and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.
Cervantes.
418
In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.
Quarles.