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

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

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。

-- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯