They are fonder of their friends， intimates， and companions than older men are， because they like spending their days in the company of others， and have not yet come to value either their friends or anything else by their usefulness to themselves. All their mistakes are in the direction of doing things excessively and vehemently. They disobey Chilon' s precept by overdoing everything， they love too much and hate too much， and the same thing with everything else. They think they know everything， and are always quite sure about it； this， in fact， is why they overdo everything...They are ready to pity others， because they think everyone an honest man， or anyhow better than he is： they judge their neighbor by their own harmless natures， and so cannot think he deserves to be treated in that way. They are fond of fun and therefore witty， wit being well-bred insolence.