Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.[BRUTUS.] He is not doubted—A word, Lucillius. / How he received you let me be resolved.LUCILLIUS. With courtesy and with respect enough, / But not with such familiar instances, / Nor with such free and friendly conference, / As he hath used of old.BRUTUS. Thou hast described / A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucillius: / When love begins to sicken and decay / It useth an enforcèd ceremony. / There are no tricks in plain and simple faith; / But hollow men, like horses hot at hand, / Make gallant show and promise of their mettle; / But when they should endure the bloody spur, / They fall their crests and, like deceitful jades, / Sink in the trial.Which central idea is reflected in this passage?

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