When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.

  • -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温

当我成为国王时,他们不仅有面包和住所,而且还有书本上的教导,因为在思想饥饿的地方,饱腹是没有什么价值的。

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Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

读书太多是一种心灵的压抑,熄灭了自然的蜡烛,这就是世界上有那么多无知的学者的原因。

It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.

这是一个很好的规则,读完一本新书后,在你读完一本旧书之前,绝不允许自己再读一本新书。

A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.

一本好书随时可以买到;它可能会被倒出并喝上一百遍,但它仍然在那里,以供进一步的吸收。

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

永远不要给孩子一本你自己都不会读的书。