“ There are certain ‘ idle talkers ’ who take it upon themselves to pronounce judgment, although wholly ignorant of mathematics, and if by shamelessly distorting the sense of some passage in Holy Writ to suit their purpose, they dare to reprehend and to attack my work; they worry me so little that I shall even scorn their judgments as foolhardy. ”
” Daži, kas runā tukšu, uzņemas nosodīt manu darbu, lai gan viņi neko nejēdz no matemātikas; ja, bezkaunīgi izkropļojot dažu Svēto Rakstu fragmentu jēgu atbilstoši saviem nolūkiem, viņi uzdrīkstas pelt manu darbu un tam uzbrukt, viņi mani uztrauc tik maz, ka es viņu spriedumus ar nicinājumu saucu par neprātīgiem. ”