A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

  • -- Robertson Davies 罗伯逊戴维斯

一本真正伟大的书应该在青年时读,在成熟时读,在老年时读,就像一座精美的建筑应该在晨光、正午和月光下看一样。

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No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read.

不管你是谁,不管你住在哪里,不管有多少人追着你,你不读的东西往往和你读的东西一样重要。

We are never allowed to forget that some books are badly written; we should remember that sometimes they're badly read, too.

我们永远不能忘记,有些书写得很差;我们应该记住,有时他们也读得不好。

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else.

如果你愿意,你可以自己读康德;但是你必须和别人分享一个笑话。

A book without words is a mind without thought.

一本没有文字的书,犹如一颗没有思想的心。