Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.

  • -- Elizabeth Hardwick 伊丽莎白·哈德威克

书不能给人以前没有的智慧。但是有些地方,阅读使它变得更多。

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The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.

真正有文化的人有能力拥有成千上万本未读过的书,而不会失去冷静或对更多的渴望。

If nothing else, a house is a place to keep books in.

如果没有别的,房子就是放书的地方。