The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.

  • -- John Greenleaf Whittier 惠蒂埃

书的精华不在于它所包含的思想,而在于它所暗示的思想;正如音乐的魅力不在于它的音调,而在于我们心灵的共鸣。

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Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books are not in everybody's reach; and though it is better to know them thoroughly than to know them only here and there, yet it is a good work to give a little to those who have not the time nor means to get more.

为什么我们伟大作家的作品没有更多地散布在全国各地?伟大的书不是每个人都能得到的;虽然全面地了解他们比只在这里和那里了解他们要好,但是给那些没有时间也没有办法得到更多的人一点帮助是一件好事。

It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.

想知道写日记的对象是谁是件很有趣的事。可能是对自己身份的神秘化身。

When it comes to books and friends, it is best to have only a few but all good ones.

当涉及到书籍和朋友时,最好只有几个,但都是好朋友。

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

我们不应该教好书;我们应该培养对阅读的热爱。