少儿英语口语

　　There   is   a   difference   between knowledge and wisdom,  but without the one the other cannot be gained. We cannot have a harvest of wheat without seed and skill of cultivation.  Knowledge is the root of wisdom;   wisdom is the ripe fruit of knowledge.

　　The  love  of knowledge  has  been characteristic~ of most great men. They not only  loved  knowledge  but  they  were willing to work hard to attain2 it.  When a man wins success,  people say,    "He is a genius."  But the real cause for his success was that the love of knowledge led to the effort to obtain it.

　　Useful knowledge is the knowledge which is of benefit to ourselves and to others,   and that is the most important which is the most useful.  It is the belief of many people that knowledge is better than riches,  and that its possession brings more comfort to the owner than anything else.

　　The power of intellectual knowledge,without the owner of moral principle,often tends to evil.    Character is the criterion5 of knowledge.  Not what a man has, but what he is, is the question. The quality of soul is more than the quantity of information.   If we have noble purpose,our intellectual attainments will naturally turn to the loftiest4 uses

　　知识与智慧有所区别，但两者相辅相成。缺了种子和耕作之技艺，我们无从收获麦粒。知识是智慧之根基，智慧乃知识之硕果。

　　大多数伟人都有一个共同的特质：热爱知识。他们不单是热爱，而且愿意刻苦钻研去获得它。当一个人成功了，人们会说：  “他是一个天才”但他成功背后的真正原因，却是源于对知识的热爱和由此激发的对真知的追求。

　　有用的知识是那些对我们且对他人有益的知识，最有用的便是最重要的。很多人都坚信，知识胜于财富，拥有知识带来的满足要强过任何其他的东。西。

　　然而，知性知识如果没有道德规范的引导，往往引人走向邪恶。品性便是知识的准绳。问题不在于一个人拥有什么，而在于他是一个什么样的人。灵魂的质量要远胜于信息的数量。如果我们目标崇高，那么拥有的知性知识自然便会导向崇高的用途。