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Companionship of Books
以书为伴
Companionship of Books
A man may usually be known by the books
he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for
there
is a companionship of books as
well as of men; and one should always live in the
best company,
whether it be of books or
of men.
A good book may be
among the best of friends. It is the same today
that it always was, and it will
never
change. It is the most patient and cheerful of
companions. It does not turn its back upon us
in
times
of
adversity
or
distress.
It
always
receives
us
with
the
same
kindness;
amusing
and
instructing us in youth, and comforting
and consoling us in age.
Men often discover their affinity to
each other by the mutual love they have for a book
just as two
persons sometimes discover
a friend by the admiration which both entertain
for a third. There is an
old proverb,
“
Love me, love my dog.” But
there is more wisdom in
this
:
“
Love me, love my
book.” The
book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can
think, feel, and sympathize with
each
other through their favorite author. They live in
him together, and he in them.
A good book is often the best urn of a
life enshrining the best that life could think
out; for the
world of a man’s life is,
for the most part, but the world of his thoughts.
T
hus the best books are
treasures
of
good
words,
the
golden
thoughts,
which,
remembered
and
cherished,
become
our
constant companions and
comforters.
Books
possess
an
essence
of
immortality.
They
are
by
far
the
most
lasting
products
of
human
effort. Temples and statues decay, but
books survive. Time is of no account with great
thoughts,
which are as fresh today as
when they first passed through their author’s
minds, ages ago. What
was then said and
thought still speaks to us as
vividly
as ever from
the printed
page. The only
effect of time has been
to sift out the bad products; for nothing in
literature can long survive but
what is
really good.
译文：
以书为伴
通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，
就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一<
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样，
因为有人以人为伴，
也有人以书为伴
。
无论是书友还是朋友，
我们都应该以最好的为伴。
好书就像是你最好的朋友。它始终不渝，过去如此，现在如此，将来也永
远不变。它是
最有耐心，最令人愉悦的伴侣。在我们穷愁潦倒，临危遭难时，它也不会抛
弃我们，对我们
总是一如既往地亲切。在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，
增长我们的知识；到我们年老
时，它又给我们以慰藉和勉励。
人们常常因为喜欢同一本书而结为知已，
就像有时
两个人因为敬慕同一个人而成为朋友
一样。有句古谚说道：
“爱
屋及屋。
”其实“爱我及书”这句话蕴涵更多的哲理。书是更为真
诚而高尚的情谊纽带。人们可以通过共同喜爱的作家沟通思想，交流感情，彼此息息相通，
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