Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight.

书籍似乎是投机取乐最直接的工具。

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To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.

限制媒体就是侮辱一个国家;禁止阅读某些书籍就等于宣布居民不是傻子就是奴隶。

From fire, water, the passage of time, neglectful readers, and the hand of the censor, each of my books has escaped to tell me its story.

从火、水、时间的流逝、疏忽的读者和审查人员的手中,我的每一本书都逃过一劫,讲述了它的故事。

To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.

对我来说,一本书就是上帝传达给人类的信息;或者,如果没有,就永远不应该出版。

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

读书不思考,犹如吃饭不消化。