Touchstone concludes his catalog of ridiculous actions by appending a moral:
But as all is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly. (48-49)
Touchstone thus indicates that both love and mortality are common and governed by the laws of nature, and thereby the foolish actions that accompany love are also common and natural.
Rosalind recognizes the wisdom in Touchstone’s words and compliments him by saying that he speaks more wisely than he is “ware of” (50). And the witty fool replies with a pun:
Nay, I shall ne’er be ware of my own wit till I break my shins against it. (51-52)
The pun is on the word ware. Rosalind uses the word to mean aware, but Touchstone uses it to mean wary (cautious or careful). Thus Touchstone implies that he never pays attention to himself and to whatever