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.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

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 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.

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.

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.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

A library implies an act of faith

A library implies an act of faith