he that has an idea of but four years, has as much a positive complete idea of eternity, as he that has one of 400,000,000 of years: for what remains of eternity beyond either of these two numbers of years, is as clear to the one as the other; i.e.
lau urteren ideia baino ez duenak, laurehun milioi urteren ideia duenak bezain ideia positibo osoa dauka betierekotasunaz, zeren urte kopuru bi horiez haraindi betierekotasunetik geratzen dena hain argia da batari zein besteari dagokionez, hau da, ez batak ez besteak dauka horren inolako ideia positibo argirik.