Brownson

There's a lot in what you say, but we have more urgent problems to deal with.

你说的相当有道理，不过我们有更紧要的事情要办。

You may know the horse by his harness.

欲知马如何，可看套马索。

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。