Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business.
读书可以作为娱乐,作为装饰,作为能力的培养。娱乐的作用通常见于离群独处时;装饰的作用体现在高谈阔论中;至于才能,则表现在裁处事务上。