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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If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

如果一个国家要摆脱腐败,成为一个拥有美丽心灵的国家,我强烈认为有三个关键的社会成员可以发挥作用。他们是父亲,母亲和老师。

After I asked him what he meant, he replied that freedom consisted of the unimpeded right to get rich, to use his ability, no matter what the cost to others, to win advancement.

当我问他这是什么意思时,他回答说,自由包括不受阻碍地获得财富的权利,使用自己的能力,不管别人付出什么代价,赢得晋升的权利。

Every reader exists to ensure for a certain book a modest immortality. Reading is, in this sense, a ritual of rebirth.

每一位读者的存在都是为了确保某本书适度地不朽。从这个意义上说,阅读是一种重生的仪式。

There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations.

生活中没有像解释那样浪费时间的事。

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.

石油财富一直在诅咒我们,使我们变得软弱而温顺。

A good book is an event in my life.

一本好书是我生命中的一件大事。