Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

  • -- William Powell 威廉·鲍威尔

培养孤独,安静和几个真诚的朋友,而不是乌合之众的欢乐,噪音和成千上万点头之交。

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I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

我从未找到过比独处更好的伴侣。在大多数情况下,当我们出国与人交往时,比我们呆在自己的房间里时更感到孤独。一个思考或工作的人总是孤独的,让他去他想去的地方。

The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance.

使用书籍最成功的方法是像某些人做领主一样为他们服务;学习他们的头衔,然后吹嘘他们的熟人。

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.

我认为每一天都是迷途的,在这一天里我没有结识一个新朋友。

A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.

伟大的读者很少认识到他的孤独。