As, from the shortness of his life, he has not the time, nor, from the limits of his intelligence, the capacity, to accomplish this, he is reduced to take upon trust a number of facts and opinions which he has not had either the time or the power to verify himself, but which men of greater ability have sought out, or which the world adopts.
bere bizialdi laburragatik astirik ez duenez, ezta bere izpirituaren mugengatik horrela jokatzeko ahalmenik ere, beharturik dago ziurtzat hartzera egitate eta iritzi-pila bat, bere kabuz aztertzeko eta egiaztatzeko astirik eta ahalmenik izan ez badu ere, beste iaioago batzuek aurkitu dituztenak edo jendeak onartzen dituenak.