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'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!
'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!
The first thing naturally when one enters a scholar's study or
library, is to look at his books. One read more
The first thing naturally when one enters a scholar's study or
library, is to look at his books. One gets a notion very
speedily of his tastes and the range of his pursuits by a glance
round his book-shelves.
All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.
All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.
The medicine chest of the soul.
The medicine chest of the soul.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.
It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.
