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d　tend　to　gratify1　them　indiscriminately。　They　are　changeable　and　fickle2　in　their　desires；　which　are　violent　while　they　last；　but　quickly　over：　their　impulses　are　keen　but　not　deep…rooted；　and　are　like　sick　people’s　attacks　of　hunger　and　thirst。　They　are　hot…tempered；　and　quick…tempered；　and　apt　to　give　way　to　their　anger；　bad　temper　often　gets　the　better　of　them；　for　owing　to　their　love　of　honour　they　cannot　bear　being　slighted；　and　are　indignant　if　they　imagine　themselves　unfairly　treated。　While　they　love　honour；　they　love　victory　still　more；　for　youth　is　eager　for　superiority　over　others；　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；　ac