關於讀書的英文諺語包括：
Perseverance is falling nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 只要堅韌不拔,失敗十九次之後,第二十次就會成功。
Success covers a multitude of blunders. 成功由大量的失望鑄就。
There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits. 在科學上沒有平坦的大道,只有不畏勞苦沿著其崎嶇之路攀登的人,才有希望達到它光輝的頂點。
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible". 凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不說"不可能的"。
All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hour, and the books of all time. 一切書籍都可以分為二類：即：一時之書與永久之書。
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. 如果一個人傾其所有以求學問，那麼這些學問是沒有人能拿走的。
Books are treasure banks storing wisdom passed down from generation to generation. 書籍是貯存人類代代相傳的智慧的寶庫。
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read. 我寧願當一個帶著一袋書的窮人也不想但一個沒有讀書欲望的國王。
A book is a mirror ,if an ass peers into it,you can't expect an apostle to look out. 書是一面鏡子，如果一隻驢子向裡面窺視，你不可能指望正往外看的是聖徒。