Reversing the terms of the adage nihil volitum quin præcognitum, I have told you that nihil cognitum quin prævolitum, that we know nothing save what we have first, in one way or another, desired; and it may even be added that we can know nothing well save what we love, save what we pity.
Nihil volitum quin praecognitum hura alderantziz jarrita, nihil cognitum quin praevolitum esan nizuen, hots, ez dela ezer ezagutzen nola edo hala aurretik gura izan ez denik, eta esan daiteke ezin ezagut daitekeela ezer, hura maitatzen eta errukitzen ez bada.