We only become conscious of the inflexibility of another person's character through experience, and till then we childishly believe that it is possible, by means of rational ideas, by prayers and entreaties, by example and noble-mindedness, ever to persuade any one to leave his own way, to change his course of conduct, to depart from his mode of thinking, or even to extend his capacities:
Inoren karakterraren malguezintasuna esperientziaren bidez bakarrik ezagutzen dugun bezala eta haurkiro sinesten dugularik errepresentazio razional, erregu eta arrenen bidez, adibide eta arimazko prestutasunez norbait eraman dezakegula bere mota utzi, bere egintza-era aldatu, bere pentsatze-motatik aldendu edo bere gaitasunak gehitzera;