句子采用了平行结构（Without... one cannot...），通过两个分句强调了内心状态对行动和结果的决定性影响。
It is not difficult to collect books, but it is hard to read them; it is not difficult to read books, but it is hard to study them deeply; it is not difficult to study books, but it is hard to apply the knowledge; it is not difficult to apply knowledge, but it is hard to memorize it.
Having a book habit without the ability to select and edit is merely being called a bookshelf.
Do not neglect small acts of kindness, nor should you commit small acts of evil.
How does the channel water stay so clear? It is because there is a fresh source flowing in.
If you master three hundred Tang poems by heart, even if you cannot write poems, you will know how to chant them.
Only when you need books do you regret having read too few; only when you experience things do you realize how hard they are.
If you do not strive when young, you will only regret it in old age.
To have books to read, time to read, and the means to read, while nurturing one's mind as if one were unlettered, is what defines a true reader. There is no greater blessing in this world than this.
Birds must flap their wings before soaring high; humans must read books before seeking progress.
Do not let time slip by idly, until your youthful hair turns white and you are left with nothing but empty sorrow.
To establish one's ambitions, one must reflect on true character; to read books, one must devote oneself to diligent effort.
When reading, one should aim for clarity in understanding, neither clinging to old interpretations nor forcing new ones.
One should never tire of reading old books many times; through diligent reading and deep thinking, one will naturally understand.
Loving books is not to seek fame after death, but because of a desire for novel ideas and knowledge. This is why one strives diligently and cannot stop; how could one labor one's body for mere reputation?
Without serenity, one cannot clarify one's ambitions; without tranquility, one cannot reach far-reaching goals.
Strive to recognize all characters in the world; aim to read all books on earth.
Read a few more lines, speak a few fewer words; having read two lines, one can articulate a few sentences.
Reading does not only change one's temperament but also nurtures the spirit, for it is grounded in principles and righteousness.
Closing the door is like entering a deep mountain; reading makes any place a pure land.
藏书不难，能看为难；看书不难，能读为难；读书不难，能用为难；能用不难，能记为难。
有书癖而无剪裁，徒号书厨。
勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。
问渠那得清如许，为有源头活水来。
熟读唐诗三百首，不会作诗也会吟。
书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难。
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
人生有书可读，有暇得读，有资能读，又涵养之如不识字人，是为善读书者。享世间清福，未有过于此也。
鸟欲高飞先振翅，人求上进先读书。
莫等闲，白了少年头，空悲切。
立志宜思真品格，读书须尽苦功夫。
看书只要理路通透，不可拘泥旧说，更不可附会新说。
旧书不厌百回读，熟读精思子自知。
好读书非求身后之名，但异见异闻，心之所愿，是以孜孜搜讨，欲罢不能，岂为声名劳七尺也？
非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。
发奋识遍天下字，立志读尽人间书。
多读两句书，少说一句话；读得两行书，说得几句话。
读书不独变气质，且能养精神，盖理义收摄故也。
闭门即是深山，读书随处净土。
"Without tranquility, one cannot reach far."
"Only through tranquility can one truly reach far."
"Tranquility leads to profound vision, making the heart as calm as still water"
"The mountains do not disdain height, the seas do not disdain depth; cultivating tranquility brings the blessing of longevity."
"Return serenity to the soul, and let life sing."