From Sextus: a kindly disposition and the pattern of a household governed by the paterfamilias; the concept of life lived for his friends; an unaffected dignity; intuitive concern for his friends; tolerance both for the ordinary people and of the emptily opinionated; an agreeable manner with all, so that the pleasure of his conversation was greater than any flattery, and his very presence brought him the highest respect from all the company; certainty of grasp and method in the discovery and organizaton of the essential principles of life; never to give the impression of anger or any other passion, but to combine complete freedom from passion with the greatest human affection; to praise without fanfare, and to wear great learning lightly.
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