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as of men； and one should always live in the best pany； 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 panions。 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 forting 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。 Thus the best books are treasuries of good words； the golden thoughts； which； remembered and cherished； bee our constant panions and forters。
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 have been to sift out the bad products； for nothing in literature can long survive e but what is really good。
Books introduce us into the best society； they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived。 We hear what they said and did； we see the as if they were really alive； we sympathize with them； enjoy with them； grieve with them； their experience bees ours； and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe。
The great and good do not die； even in this world。 Embalmed in books； their spirits walk abroad。 The book is a living voice。 It is an intellect to which on still listens。
译文：
以书为伴（节选）
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，并与自己喜欢的作家思想相通，情感相融。
好书常如最精美的宝器，珍藏着人生的思想的精华，因为人生的境界主要就在于其思想的境界。因此，最好的书是金玉良言和崇高思想的宝库，这些良言和思想若铭记于心并多加珍视，就会成为我们忠实的伴侣和永恒的慰藉。
书籍具有不朽的本质，是为人类努力创造的最为持久的成果。寺庙会倒坍，神像会朽烂，而书却经久长存。对于伟大的思想来说，时间是无关紧要的。多年前初次闪现于作者脑海的伟大思想今日依然清新如故。时间惟一的作用是淘汰不好的作品，因为只有真正的佳作才能经世长存。
书籍介绍我们与最优秀的人为伍，使我们置身于历代伟人巨匠之间，如闻其声，如观其行，如见其人，同他们情感交融，悲喜与共，感同身受。我们觉得自己仿佛在作者所描绘的舞台上和他们一起粉墨登场。
即使在人世间，伟大杰出的人物也永生不来。他们的精神被载入书册，传于四海。书是人生至今仍在聆听的智慧之声，永远充满着活力。
？第四篇：If I Rest；I Rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈
If I Rest； I Rust
The significant inscription found on an old key…“If I rest； I rust”…would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness。 Even the most industrious person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that； if one allows his faculties to rest； like the iron in the unused key； they will soon show signs of rust and； ultimately； cannot do the work required of them。
Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished by constant use； so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge； the gate that guard the entrances to the professions； to science； art； literature； agriculture…every department of human endeavor。
Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement。 If Hugh Miller； after toiling all day in a quarry； had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation； he would never have bee a famous geologist。 The celebrated mathematician； Edmund Stone； would never have published a mathematical dictionary； never have found the key to science of mathematics； if he had given his spare moments to idleness； had the little Scotch lad； Ferguson； allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads； he would never have bee a famous astronomer。
Labor vanquishes all…not inconstant； spasmodic； or ill…directed labor； but faithful； unremitting； daily effort toward a well…directed purpose。 Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty； so is eternal industry the price of noble and enduring success。
译文：
如果我休息，我就会生锈
在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远的铭文——如果我休息，我就会生锈。对于那些懒散而烦恼的人来说，这将是至理名言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示：如果一个人有才能而不用，就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样，这些才能就会很快生锈，并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。
有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成就，他们就必须不断运用自身才能，以便开启知识的大门，即那些通往人类努力探求的各个领域的大门，这些领域包括各种职业：科学，艺术，文学，农业等。
勤奋使开启成功宝库的钥匙保持光亮。如果休？米勒在采石场劳作一天后，晚上的时光用来休息消遣的话，他就不会成为名垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙？斯通如果闲暇时无所事事，就不会出版数学词典，也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时，让他那思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态，而不是借助一串珠子计算星星的位置，他就不会成为著名的天文学家。
劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的，间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动，而是坚定的，不懈的，方向正确的每日劳动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕一样，要想取得伟大的，持久的成功，就必须坚持不懈地努力。
？第五篇：Ambition 抱负
Ambition
It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition。 It would probably be a kinder world： with out demands； without abrasions； without disappointments。 People would have time for reflection。 Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity。 petition would never enter in。 conflict would be eliminated； tension bee a thing of the past。 The stress of creation would be at an end。 Art would no longer be troubling； but purely celebratory in its functions。 Longevity would be increased； for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by tumultuous endeavor。 Anxiety would be extinct。 Time would stretch on and on； with ambition long departed from the human heart。
Ah； how unrelieved boring life would be！
There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth； and ambition therefore a sham。 Does this mean that success does not really exist？ That achievement is at bottom empty？ That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events now not all success； obviously； is worth esteeming； nor all ambition worth cultivating。 Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns on one’s own。 But even the most cynical secretly admit that success exists； that achievement counts for a great deal； and that the true myth is that the actions of men and women are useless。 To believe otherwise is to take on a point of view that is likely to be deranging。 It is； in its implications； to remove all motives for petence； interest in attainment； and regard for posterity。
We do not choose to be born。 We do not choose our parents。 We do not choose our historical epoch； the country of our birth； or the immediat