Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

书籍是世界上宝贵的财富,是世代相传的财富。

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In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.

在所有的国家里,都有一个特殊的人来弥补其余人的不足。在那些时刻,当人类被集体发现处于一种颓废的状态时,总会有那些特殊的存在作为参照。

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

当我写作的时候,我试着回想我害怕什么,或者对我来说什么是可怕的,试着把这些感受写进书里。

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

一个国家的债务,如果不过度,将是我们国家的福祉。

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

如果人们在战争中奴性地服从规则,他们就会失败。

Sometimes I think books are the only friends worth having.

有时候我认为书是唯一值得拥有的朋友。

You can never be too rich or too thin.

你永远不会太富有或太瘦。