I read books because I love them, not because I think I should read them.

  • -- Simon Van Booy 西蒙·凡·布伊

我读书是因为我爱它们,而不是因为我认为我应该读它们。

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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a "mature" record means.

我认为我们的性格中有很多天真和傲慢。这可能是我们最严重的罪行。我一直想知道“成熟”唱片是什么意思。

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing.

如果你死后不会被遗忘,要么写一些值得读的东西,要么做一些值得写的事情。

This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

除非我们买书的钱比买口香糖的钱还多,否则我们永远不会成为一个文明的国家。

Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.

不要匆忙行事,每一步都要看清楚,从一开始就考虑可能的结局。

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.

先读最好的书,否则你可能根本没有机会去读它们。

To know a man's library is, in some measure, to know a man's mind.

在某种程度上,了解一个人的藏书室,就是了解一个人的思想。