A library implies an act of faith

A library implies an act of faith

The medicine chest of the soul.

The medicine chest of the soul.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of
diabolical knowledge.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of
diabolical knowledge.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Libraries are as the shrines where all the relics of the ancient
saints, full of true virtue, and that read more

Libraries are as the shrines where all the relics of the ancient
saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or
imposture, are preserved and reposed.

Thou can'st not die. Here thou art more than safe
Where every book is thy epitaph.

Thou can'st not die. Here thou art more than safe
Where every book is thy epitaph.

'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!