The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

  • -- James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce 詹姆斯·布莱斯,第一子爵

一本书的价值是由你能从书中带走什么来衡量的。

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Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

买书是一件好事,如果你还能买到时间来阅读的话:但是一般来说,买书会被误认为是占用了书的内容。

There comes a time in your life where you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

人生中总会有这样的时刻,你不得不选择翻开新的一页,写另一本书,或者干脆把它合上。

A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.

一本书是一件极好的礼物。虽然它可能会磨损,但它永远不会变老。

The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books.

肉体,唉,是悲哀的,我读过所有的书。