1. 读书如吃饭，善吃饭者长精神，不善吃饭者生疾病。——章学诚

1. Reading is like eating, those who eat well gain vitality, while those who do not eat well fall ill. — Zhang Xuecheng

2. 读书对于智慧，就像体操对于身体一样。——爱迪生

2. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.—Thomas Edison

3. 喜欢读书，就等于把生活中寂寞的辰光换成巨大享受的时刻。——孟德斯鸠

3. To love reading is to transform the lonely moments of life into moments of immense enjoyment. — Montesquieu

4. 读书是我惟一的娱乐，我不把时间浪费于酒店、赌博或任何一种恶劣的游戏。富兰克林

4. Reading is my only amusement, I do not waste time at taverns, gambling, or any kind of wicked games. - Franklin

5. 欲速是读书第一大病，功夫中在绵密不间断，不在不速也。——陆珑

5. Impatience is the greatest disease of reading. The skill lies in its meticulous and uninterrupted progress, not in its speediness. ——Lu Long

6. 不学，则不明古道，而能政治太平者未之有也。——（唐）吴兢

6. If one does not study, one cannot understand the ancient ways, and it is impossible to achieve peace and prosperity in governance. — (Tang Dynasty) Wu Jing

7. 勤奋的人是时间的主人，懒惰的人是时间的奴隶。

7. Diligent people are the masters of time, while lazy people are the slaves of time.

8. 我读书越多，书籍就使我和世界越接近，生活对我也变得越加光明和有意义。——高尔基

8. The more I read, the closer the books bring me to the world, and the brighter and more meaningful life becomes for me. – Maxim Gorky

9. 知古不知今，谓之落沉。知今不知古，谓之盲瞽。——王充

9. To know the past but not the present is called being lost in the past. To know the present but not the past is called being blind and deaf. — Wang Chong

10. 读书不知要领，劳而无功。——张之洞

10. Reading without understanding is hard work but brings no results. — Zhang Zhidong

11. 立身以立学为先，立学以读书为本。——欧阳修

11. Establish oneself by prioritizing education, and establish education by taking reading as the foundation. — Ouyang Xiu

12. 要知天下事，须读古人书。——冯梦龙

12. To know the world's affairs, one must read the books of the ancients. — Feng Menglong

13. 读书不趁早，后来徒悔懊。——《清诗铎·趁早歌》

13. If one does not read books in one's youth, they will only regret and feel sorry later. — From Qing Shi Diao: Song of Making the Most of Young Age

14. 书卷多情似故人，晨昏忧乐每相亲。于谦

14. Books are as affectionate as old friends, sharing joy and sorrow with me at dawn and dusk. Yu Qian.

15. 读书患不多，思义患不明；足己患不学，既学患不行。——韩愈

15. The worry of reading is not enough, the worry of understanding is not clear; the worry of being self-sufficient is not studying, the worry of having studied is not acting. — Han Yu

16. 不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。——荀况

16. "Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small streams, one cannot form a river or sea." — Xun Kuang

17. 读书如饭，善吃饭者长精神，不善吃者生疾病。——章学诚

17. Reading is like eating; those who eat well gain vitality, while those who do not, fall ill. — Zhang Xuecheng

18. 读书不是为了雄辩和驳斥，也不是为了轻信和盲从，而是为了思考和权衡。——培根

18. The purpose of reading is not for eloquence and argumentation, nor for credulity and blind obedience, but for reflection and weighing of options. — Bacon

19. 读书是易事，思索是难事，但两者缺一，便全无用处——富兰克林

19. Reading is easy, thinking is hard, but without both, they are of no use at all — Franklin

20. 不敢妄为些子事，只因曾读数行书。——（元）陶宗义

20. I dare not act recklessly, for I have once read a few lines of books. —— (Yuan) Tao Zongyi

21. 学会读书就是点燃火炬。——雨果

21. Learning to read is lighting a torch. — Hugo

22. 读书之法，在循序渐进，熟读而精思。——朱煮

22. The method of reading is to progress step by step, to read extensively and to think deeply. —— Zhu Zhe

23. 勤学如春起之苗，不见其增，日有所长；辍学如磨刀之石，不见其损，日有所亏。

23. Diligent study is like a seedling emerging in spring; though it may not seem to grow, it grows daily. Abandoning study is like grinding a knife stone; though it may not seem to wear down, it diminishes daily.

24. 书，我的良师益友，它给我知识、力量，它指导我怎样去生活和斗争。——吴运铎

24. Books, my good teacher and friend, they provide me with knowledge and strength, and they guide me on how to live and struggle. — Wu Yunduo

25. 读书之法无他，惟是笃志虚心，反复详玩，为有功耳。——朱熹

25. The method of reading is nothing else but to be firm in one's resolve and open-minded, to ponder over and study repeatedly, which is beneficial indeed. —— Zhu Xi

26. 区别成功人士和普通人士最简单的方法，就是前者喜欢读书。

26. The simplest way to distinguish between successful people and ordinary people is that the former enjoy reading books.

27. 我并没有什么方法，只是对于一件事情很长时间很热心地去考虑罢了。——牛顿

27. I have no method; I only go at it blindly and with great enthusiasm for a long time. — Newton

28. 当你还不能对自己说今天学到了什幺东西时，你就不要去睡觉。——利希顿堡

28. Do not go to sleep until you can tell yourself what you have learned today. - Leichtenberg

29. 读书而不思考，等于吃饭而不消化。——波尔克

29. Reading without thinking is like eating without digestion. — Polk

30. 从来没有人读书，只有人在书中读自己，发现自己或检查自己。——罗曼·罗兰

30. No one has ever read a book; only people read themselves in books, discover themselves, or examine themselves. — Romain Rolland

31. 人永远是要学习的。死的时候，才是毕业的时候。——萧楚女

31. People are always learning. It is only when one dies that one graduates. — Xiao Chuxiu

32. 发奋识遍天下字，立志读尽人间书[lizhigushi.com]。——苏轼

32. Strive to recognize all the characters in the world, and resolve to read all the books in human history [lizhigushi.com]. — Su Shi

33. 读活书，活读书，读书活。——郭沫若

33. Read living books, read actively, read to live. — Guo Moruo

34. 知识，主要是靠主动“抓”出来的，不是靠“教”出来的。——钱三强

34. Knowledge is mainly acquired through active "picking up," not through "teaching." — Qian Sanqiang

35. 比赛必有一胜，苦学必有一成。

35. In competition, there is sure to be a winner; in diligent study, there is sure to be some achievement.

36. 凡读无益之书，皆是玩物丧志。——（清）王豫

36. Reading books that are of no benefit is akin to playing with fire and losing one's purpose. — (Qing Dynasty) Wang Yu

37. 读书读得太多，反而会造成一些自以为是的无知之徒。——卢棱

37. Reading too much can make some people who think they know everything actually quite ignorant. — Rousseau

38. 学问是异常珍贵的东西，从任何源泉吸收都不可耻。

38. Knowledge is an extremely precious thing, and it is not ashamed to absorb it from any source.