If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

如果所有的印刷商都下定决心不印刷任何东西,除非他们确信这样做不会冒犯任何人,那么印刷出来的东西就会很少。

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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

一个真正的评论家应该专注于优点而不是缺点,去发现一个作家隐藏的美,并向世界传达那些值得他们观察的东西。

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

我很惭愧地得知,在美利坚合众国,出售一本书可以成为调查的对象,也可以成为刑事调查的对象。

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。

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。

You will learn most things by looking, but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free.

你会通过观察学到很多东西,但阅读能让你理解。读书使你自由。

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

不要辱骂你的朋友,期望他们认为这是批评。

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

早在电视转播体育比赛之前,书籍就有即时重播。

When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light.

当一个女明星哭泣的时候,她不是在流泪,而是在发光。

The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

最脏的书是删节过的书。