But I must freely confess, that the many virtues of those excellent quadrupeds, placed in opposite view to human corruptions, had so far opened my eyes and enlarged my understanding, that I began to view the actions and passions of man in a very different light, and to think the honour of my own kind not worth managing;
Baina argi eta garbi aitortu behar dut, lauhazkako bikain haien bertute ugariek, giza ustelkeriaren aurrez aurre jarrita, hainbesterainoxe zabaldu zidatela begiak eta ulermena, ezen oso era ezberdinean hasi bainintzen ikusten gizonaren ekintzak eta grinak, eta neure espeziaren ohoreak trikimainarik ez zuela merezi pentsatzen ere hasi nintzen;