Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

-- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯

人之所以变得文明，不是因为他们愿意相信，而是因为他们愿意怀疑。

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However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness.

然而，我们大家都坚定地相信，人类在其漫长的斗争和创造性历史中取得了人道主义和进步价值的胜利。

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The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses.

我注意到人类之间最大的不同不在于他们愿意犯错误，而在于他们愿意承认这些不可避免的错误。

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Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

人类在最绝望的时候往往是在最好的时候。

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It's better to feed one cat than many mice.

养一只猫比养许多老鼠好。

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