for as, according to the former, matter as such is alike indifferent to rest and motion, its original condition may just as well be the one as the other, therefore if we first find it in motion, we have just as little right to assume that this was preceded by a condition of rest, and to inquire into the cause of the origin of the motion, as, conversely, if we found it at rest, we would have to assume a previous motion and inquire into the cause of its suspension.
zeren haren arabera materia horrelakoa den heinean atsedena eta higidurarekiko neutrala baita, horrela higidura atsedena bezain ongi izan daiteke horren jatorrizko egoera; horregatik, higiduran aurkitzen badugu, hain gutxi gaude justifikaturik horren aurretik atsedenezko egoera bat izan dela suposatzera, eta higidura gertatzearen kausaz galdetzera nola alderantziz, atsedenean aurkituko bagenu, horren aurreko higidura bat suposatu eta hori gainditzearen kausaz galdetu behar izatera.