" If I give an immediate answer to a speech of prepared eloquence, the power of doing it I derive from you.. The faculty of speaking, not only when the matter has been premeditated, but also on sudden occasions, I possess (if I do possess it) by your care and instruction.
"Zure hitzaldi pentsatuari berehalaxe aurre egiteko gai banaiz, horixe da zuri zor dizudan lehen dohaina, prestatu ondoren ez eze, bat-batean azaltzen ere irakatsi baitzenidan.