It is more necessary than ever to direct attention to this method in our times, when men hope to produce more effect on the mind with soft, tender feelings, or high-flown, puffing-up pretensions, which rather wither the heart than strengthen it, than by a plain and earnest representation of duty, which is more suited to human imperfection and to progress in goodness.
Gure garai honetan metodo horren aurkezpena inoiz baino garrantzitsuagoa da, zeren sentimendu samurren, sentiberen bidez, edo hantuste hegalari, puztu eta bihotza indartu beharren zapuzten dutenen bidez gogamenean eragin gehiago izatea itxaroten baita, giza betegintzarre ezari eta ongian egiten den aurrerabideari hobeto egokitzen zaion betebeharraren errepresentazio lehor eta serioaren bidez baino.