Books are for use ,not for show.
书是为了使用,而不是为了炫耀。

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.
书籍是蜜蜂,把花粉从一个头脑传到另一个头脑。

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.
书籍是积累智慧的明灯。

It's a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
让未曾受过教育的人读读格言集是一件好事。

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. -Shelley
一首伟大的诗犹如一座喷泉,不断地喷出智慧和快乐的泉水。 -雪莱

There are two motives for reading a book: one that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it.-Bertrand Russell
读书有两种动机:一是从中获得乐趣;另一种则是可以向人夸耀。 -罗素

aosheng need of water; the growth of the juvenile need to learn.
茂盛的禾苗需要水分;成长的少年需要学习。

Stars so dazzling gorgeous sky; knowledge is their talent and abilities.
星星使天空绚烂夺目;知识使人增长才干。