When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
当我们在阅读中遇到任何有用的格言时，我们应该把它当作我们自己的格言，并立即加以应用，就像我们有意请教一位朋友的意见一样。