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The richest minds need not large libraries.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future
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 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.
I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,
If one be better with them or without,--
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I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,
If one be better with them or without,--
Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed,
Knows the high art of what and how to read.
Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.
Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.
The medicine chest of the soul.
The medicine chest of the soul.
A great library contains the diary of the human race.
A great library contains the diary of the human race.
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]
