Rather might we say that the dogmatic teachers of metaphysics have shown more shrewdness than candour in keeping this difficult point out of sight as much as possible, in the hope that if they said nothing about it, probably no one would think of it.
Horren ordez esan nahiko litzateke metafisikaren irakasle dogmatikoek hor euren azerikeria erakutsi dutela zintzotasuna baino, kontu zail hori begietatik albait urrun uztean zera itxaroten baitzuten, hots, horri buruz hitz egiten ez bazuten inork ez zuela erraz pentsatuko horretan.