They in truth, when urged in such cases, teach nothing: that is already done by the intermediate ideas made use of in the debate, whose connexion may be seen without the help of those maxims, and so the truth known before the maxim is produced, and the argument brought to a first principle.
Maxima horiek, egiatan, kasu horietan bestea estutzeko erabiltzen direnean, ez dute ezer irakasten, hau jada egina baitago debatean erabilitako bitarteko ideien bidez, berauen lotura maxima horien laguntzarik gabe ikus baitateke, halako moldez non egia maxima sortu aurretik eta arrazoinamendua lehen pintzipioren batera eraman aurretik ezagutzen den.