In trials of fact, by oral testimony, the proper inquiry is not whether is it possible that the testimony may be false, but whether there is sufficient probability that it is true.

  • -- Simon Greenleaf 格林利夫

在事实的审判中,通过口头证词,正确的调查不是看证词是否可能是假的,而是看是否有足够的可能性证明它是真的。

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When I started modeling, I was definitely heavier. I was quite voluptuous in fact. I had a real baby face and baby fat. But I was a baby! I was told I had to get into better shape, but I'm quite stubborn so I didn't.

当我开始做模特的时候,我确实很胖。事实上,我很性感。我有一张真正的娃娃脸和婴儿肥。但我还是个婴儿!我被告知我必须要有更好的身材,但是我很固执,所以我没有。

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times.

你必须相信有很多聪明的人在积极地寻找有趣的东西,他们已经失望了很多次。

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

当询问在门口被拒绝时,怀疑从窗口进来。

Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way.

怀疑是追求真理的动力,探索是前进的道路。