... such was his anxiety for the improvement of his scholars that if at any time they seemed not fully to comprehend his meaning, or if, upon examining them, he found they could not readily demonstrate the propositions from which he had provided, he was apt rather to suspect his own explanation to have been obscure, than their want of genius or attention, and therefore would resume the demonstration in some other method, to try if, by exposing it in a different light, he would give then a better view of it.
... Selline oli tema ärevuse parandamise tema teadlased, et kui igal ajal nad ei tundunud täielikult aru saada oma tähendus, või kui pärast kontrollimiseks, leidis ta nad ei saa lihtsalt näidata, propositions, kust ta oli andnud, oli tal sobivad pigem kahtlustada tema enda selgitus, et on ebaselge, kui oma soovi mõte või tähelepanu, ning seetõttu jätkub meeleavalduse mõne muu meetodi abil, et proovida, kui allutades selle teises valguses, ta annaks siis parema ülevaate ta .