塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯/SamuelSmiles
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps; forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen; andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany, whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.
, ; amusingandinstructingusinyouth, andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.
Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythelovetheyhaveeachforabook—, “Loveme, lovemydog.”Butthereismorewisdominthis: “Loveme, lovemybook.”, feel, , andheinthem.
“Books,”saidHazlitt, “windintotheheart; thepoet', .”
Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout; fortheworldofaman'slifeis, forthemostpart, , thegoldenthoughts, which, rememberedandcherished, becomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.“Theyareneveralone,”saidSirPhilipSidney, “thatareaccompaniedbynoblethoughts.”
, forgoodwordsalmostalwaysinspiretogoodworks.
, , whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor'sminds, ; fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.
; weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive; wesympathizewiththem, enjoywiththem, grievewiththem; theirexperiencebecomesours, andwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.
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书如同人，皆可成为伴侣；读其书，如同读其人；同样，观其朋友，也如同观其人。无论是以书为伴或以人为友，我们都应慎重选择，与佳者为伴。
好书犹如知己。不管过去，现在，还是将来，它都始终如一。它是最有耐心、最令人愉悦的伴侣。困难之际，它也不离不弃。它总是以善意接纳我们，在我们年轻时，好书能陶冶性情，增长知识；我们年老时，它又会给我们以宽慰。
好书可以使人们结为朋友，就像两个人会因为敬慕同一个人而交为朋友一样。古谚说“爱屋及乌”，但是，“爱我及书”这句话却有更深的哲理。书是更为牢固和真实的情谊纽带。假如拥有共同喜爱的作家，人们可以借此沟通思想感情，也可以由此和作者产生共鸣。
黑兹利特曾经说过：“书潜移默化人们的内心，诗歌熏陶人们的气质品性。少小所习，老大不忘，恍如身历其事。书籍价廉物美，不啻我们呼吸的空气。”
