The objection arises not from their ascribing goodness to the first principle as an attribute, but from their making the one a principle-and a principle in the sense of an element-and generating number from the one.) The old poets agree with this inasmuch as they say that not those who are first in time, e.g.
Baina zailtasuna ez da sortzen printzipioari Ongia bere baitakoa balitz bezala ezartzeagatik, baizik eta Bata printzipio egiteagatik, Bata osagaitzat hartzeagatik eta Zenbakia Batetik sortarazteagatik).