Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

  • -- Chanakya 考底利耶

书对愚蠢的人有用,就像镜子对盲人有用一样。

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Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books are not in everybody's reach; and though it is better to know them thoroughly than to know them only here and there, yet it is a good work to give a little to those who have not the time nor means to get more.

为什么我们伟大作家的作品没有更多地散布在全国各地?伟大的书不是每个人都能得到的;虽然全面地了解他们比只在这里和那里了解他们要好,但是给那些没有时间也没有办法得到更多的人一点帮助是一件好事。

And so we were asleep there in San Diego. And our pilot called us. And his brother was on one of the other planes. And when he was leaving the airport, he saw in his rear view mirror that there was an explosion.

我们在圣地亚哥睡着了。我们的飞行员打电话给我们。他哥哥在另一架飞机上。当他离开机场时,他从后视镜里看到发生了爆炸。

There are few things more pleasing than the contemplation of order and useful arrangement.

没有什么比思考秩序和有益的安排更令人愉快的了。

If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.

如果你看不到自己的美丽之处,那就买面好一点的镜子。

I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.

我知道我为社会做了一些有益的事情,我感到很满足。

You cannot open a book without learning something.

开卷有益。