Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business.
读书怡情,主要在独处静居之时;增添文采,主要在言谈之间;增长才干,则体现在判断与处理事务之中。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Studies —
Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business.
读书怡情,主要在独处静居之时;增添文采,主要在言谈之间;增长才干,则体现在判断与处理事务之中。