Think about this: Someone who doesn't even know what happened to them can stay calm. Someone who just wants to look brave can bear it without complaint. Is it really so hard to accept that ignorance or vanity can do what true wisdom should do?
And truly, if either he that is ignorant that such a thing hath happened unto him, or he that is ambitious to be commended for his magnanimity, can be patient, and is not grieved: is it not a grievous thing, that either ignorance, or a vain desire to please and to be commended, should be more powerful and effectual than true prudence?