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That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
The quantity of books in a person's library, is often a cloud of witnesses to the ignorance of the owner.
The quantity of books in a person's library, is often a cloud of witnesses to the ignorance of the owner.
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.
A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
A great library contains the diary of the human race.
A great library contains the diary of the human race.
