He also honored all true philosophers. He didn't criticize those who weren't philosophers. He was friendly and pleasant to talk with, but never boring. He took care of his body in reasonable ways. He didn't try to live forever or obsess over looking perfect. But he didn't neglect his health either. Because he took good care of himself, he rarely needed medicine or treatments. Most importantly, he graciously stepped back when others had special skills. If someone was a great speaker, or knew the law well, or understood old traditions, he supported them. He worked hard to make sure each person got respect for what they did best. He carefully followed the old customs of his ancestors. But he didn't make a show of it or want people to notice how traditional he was.
Moreover, how much he did honour all true philosophers, without upbraiding those that were not so; his sociableness, his gracious and delightful conversation, but never unto satiety; his care of his body within bounds and measure, not as one that desired to live long, or over-studious of neatness, and elegancy; and yet not as one that did not regard it: so that through his own care and providence, he seldom needed any inward physic, or outward applications: but especially how ingeniously he would yield to any that had obtained any peculiar faculty, as either eloquence, or the knowledge of the laws, or of ancient customs, or the like; and how he concurred with them, in his best care and endeavour that every one of them might in his kind, for that wherein he excelled, be regarded and esteemed: and although he did all things carefully after the ancient customs of his forefathers, yet even of this was he not desirous that men should take notice, that he did imitate ancient customs.