Nor is it to be thought strange, that men everywhere should give the name of virtue to those actions, which amongst them are judged praiseworthy; and call that vice, which they account blamable: since otherwise they would condemn themselves, if they should think anything right, to which they allowed not commendation, anything wrong, which they let pass without blame.
Eta ez da harrigarritzat jo behar gizakiek, alde guztietan, euren artean goresgarritzat dauden ekintzei bakarrik ematea bertute izena eta gaitzesgarritzat dauzkatenei bizioa deitzea, zeren bestela euren buruak kondenatuko lituzkete eta, gorespenik egozten ez dioten zerbait ona dela eta gaitzespenik iratxikitzen ez dioten zerbait txarra dela uste balute.