In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

在科学方面，优先阅读最新的著作;在文学中，最古老的。经典文学总是现代的。

-- Edward Bulwer Lytton 爱德华·鲍尔·莱顿