and victory is one form of this。 They love both more than they love money; which indeed they love very little; not having yet learnt what it means to be without it—this is the point of Pittancus; remark about Amphiaraus。 They look at the good side rather than the bad; not having yet witnessed many instances of wickedness。 They trust others readily; because they have not yet often been cheated3。
They are sanguine4; nature warms their blood as though with excess of wine; and besides that; they have as yet met with few disappointments。 Their lives are mainly spent not in memory but in expectation; for expectation refers to the future; memory to the past; and youth has a long future before it and a short past behind it: on the first day of one’s life one has nothing at all to remember; and can only look forward。
They are easily cheated; owing to the sanguine disposition just mentioned。 Their hot tempers and hopeful dispositions make them more courageous than older men are; the hot temper prevents fear; and the hopeful disposition creates confidence; we cannot feel tear so long as we are feeling angry; and any expectation of good makes us confident。
They are shy; accepting the rules of society in which they have been trained; and not yet believing in any other standard of honour。 They have exalted5 notions; because they have not yet been humbled by life or learnt its necessary limitations; moreover; their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal t