To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

养成读书的习惯,就是为自己建造一个避难所,使自己免受生活中几乎所有的不幸。

相关名言

Gertie recommended her to adopt the habit of not magnifying grievances; if you wanted to view trouble, you could take opera-glasses, but you should be careful to hold them the wrong way round.

格蒂建议她养成不夸大委屈的习惯;如果你想看到麻烦,你可以带着望远镜,但要小心拿反了。

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

是的,写书很简单,因为你不是一个团队的成员,所以你自己做所有的决定,而不是服从委员会。

Getting all emotionally wrapped up in made-up people's lives gives me a chance to take a break from my own life.

沉浸在虚构的人们的生活中给了我一个从自己的生活中休息的机会。

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

教育是一种能力,能够倾听任何事情而不发脾气或失去自信。

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.

人类在第一本书问世的那天就不再是猿,而是被猿征服了。

I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

我的生活远远超出了我的收入,我们几乎可以说是分居了。

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

变老只不过是一个忙碌的人没有时间养成的坏习惯。

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

我从来不想和一个写得比读得多的人交谈。