“Classic” A book which people praise and don't read. -Mark Twain
“经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。 -马克·吐温

People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory. -Franklin Roosevelt
人会死亡,书却无朽。没有任何人可以丢弃记忆。 -拂兰克林·罗斯福

Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. -Chinese Proverb
行万里路,胜读万卷书。 -中国谚语

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. -C.W.Eliot
书籍是人类最宁静很最永恒的朋友,也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问,还是最有耐心的良师益友。 -C.W.艾略特

Life being very short, and the quiet hour of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.-John Ruskin
人生十分短促,宁静的时间又不多;我们不应该浪费宝贵的时间去读毫无价值的书。 -约翰·拉斯金

If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst. -R.W.Emerson
如果利用得当,书籍就是最好的朋友;反之,如果滥用,它就会变成最坏的东西了。 -R.W.爱默生

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. -Rene Descartes
读好书,如同与先哲们交谈。 -雷内·笛卡尔

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
如果一个人倾其所有以求学问,那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.
无知并非纯真,而是罪恶。

Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time?
学而时习之,不亦乐乎?

It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.
天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来,如果想要更多的玫瑰,必须自己种植。

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
知识来了,智慧却迟迟不前。

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.
知识是一回事,美德是另一回事。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness.
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。

Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
阅读使人充实,交谈使人机智,写作使人精确。