第18章书籍(1)
Books
佚名Anonymous
Buideinyouthafe。Theysupportusuude,andkeepusfrombeioourselves。
——JeremyCollier
&rueequalizersintheworldarebooks;theonlytreasure-houseopentoallersisalibrary。
——Dr。Langford
Perhapshinghassuchpowertoliftthepooroutofhispoverty,thewretisery,tomaketheburdehisburden,thesickhissuffering,thesrief,thedowntroddeion,asbooks。Theyarefriendstothelonely,panioed,joytothejoyless,hopetothehopeless,goodcheertothedisheartehehelpless。Theybringlightintodarkness,andsuoshadow。
oor,sociallyostracized,shutoutfromallpersonalassowiththegreatandthegood,ahebestsotheworld,inbooks。Wemayliveinpalaversewithprinces,befamiliarwithroyalty,andassociatewiththegreatestaofalltime。
&rendofmanyalifefoodorill,forsuccessorfailure,hasbeeerminedbyasihebookswhichwereadearlyihosewhif?lue。
Weformmanyofouropinionsfromourfavoritebooks。Theauthorwhomwepreferisourmostpotentteacher;welookatthewhhiseyes。Ifwehabituallyreadbooksthatareelevatingintoyle,s,andkeenininsight,ourmihesamecharacteristithetrary,wereadweakorviindstractthefaultsahebooks。Weotescapetheiwereadahaheiheairthat>
&booksarethosewhichstirusupmostahemostdetermiodosomethihihebestbooksarethosewhichliftustoahigherplaheapureratmosphere。Asweshouldassociatewithpeopleireustonoblerdeeds,soweshouldohosebooksliftingpower,andwhichstirustomakethemostofourselvesandouropportunities。
Emersonhadthreerulesf:neverreadabookthatisnotayearold;neverreadanybutfamousbooks;neverreadabookyoudonotlike。
Librariesarenolongeraluxury,butay。Ahomewithoutbooksandperiodieersislikeahouses。learntoreadbybeiofbooks;theyunsciouslyabsorbknowledgebyhandlingthem,nofamilyowaffordtobewith。Furnishyourhousewithbooksratherthanunnecessaryfurniture,orevenpicturesifyouotaffordall。Wearthreadbaredpatchedshoesifnecessary,butdonotpinizeonbooks。Ifyouotgiveyouranacademiceduyouplatheirreachafewgoodbookswhichwillliftthemabovetheirsurroundings,iyandhonor。