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。
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&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。